Table 2 Selected socio-economic characteristics of 1019 Rwandan schoolchildren

No.

1019

Maternal education (%, n/n)

 None

19.0 (175/923)

 Primary

67.2 (620/923)

 Secondary or higher; else

11.1 (102/923)

 Not ascertainable

2.8 (26/923)

Paternal education (%, n/n)

 None

13.4 (92/685)

 Primary

62.0 (425/685)

 Secondary or higher; else

13.3 (91/685)

 Not ascertainable

11.2 (77/685)

Mother’s occupation farmer or labourer

93.7 (837/932)

Father’s occupation farmer or labourer

93.7 (568/606)

No. of people in household (median, range)^a

6 (1–14)

No. of siblings (median, range)^a

3 (0–10)

No. of rooms in household (median, range)^b

2 (1–9)

Farmland ownership (%, n/n)

27.1 (276/1019)

Household assets (%, n/n)

 Radio

56.9 (577/1014)

 Phone

54.9 (556/1013)

 Bicycle

16.1 (163/1015)

 Electricity

15.8 (161/1017)

 Television

7.6 (77/1014)

 Fridge

1.9 (19/1014)

 Piped water

13.7 (139/1011)

 Ability to treat water

37.0 (353/953)

Floor material soil (%, n/n)

75.8 (766/1011)

Unable to pay school fee (%, n/n)

66.5 (614/923)

Unable to pay health insurance (%, n/n)

51.1 (511/1000)

Slept under a bed net last night (%, n/n)

82.7 (842/1018)

Attended health facility within last two weeks (%, n/n)

21.0 (214/1019)

Received anti-malarial treatment within last month (%, n/n)

16.0 (160/1000)

Time to reach next health centre less than 30 min (%, n/n)

25.1 (255/1017)