Table 1 County of origin and demographic characteristics of study participants, by county (n = 451)
County of origin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Isiolo | Tharaka Nithi | Total | |
N = 133 | N = 318 | N = 451 | |
Variable | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
Age (years) | |||
< 20 | 10 (7.5) | 14 (4.4) | 24 (5.3) |
20–29 | 55 (41.4) | 99 (31.1) | 154 (34.2) |
30–39 | 38 (28.6) | 83 (26.1) | 121 (26.8) |
40–49 | 13 (9.8) | 58 (18.2) | 71 (15.7) |
50–59 | 8 (6.0) | 37 (11.6) | 45 (10) |
≥60 | 9 (6.8) | 27 (8.5) | 36 (8) |
Education level | |||
Non-literate | 47 (35.3) | 17 (5.4) | 64 (14.2) |
Read and write | 14 (10.5) | 9 (2.8) | 23 (5.1) |
Primary | 38 (28.6) | 120 (37.7) | 158 (35) |
High school | 30 (22.6) | 121 (38.1) | 151 (33.5) |
Diploma and above | 4 (3.0) | 51 (16.0) | 55 (12.2) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 99 (74.4) | 219 (68.9) | 318 (70.5) |
Single | 18 (13.5) | 77 (24.2) | 95 (21.1) |
Divorced | 7 (5.3) | 12 (3.8) | 19 (4.2) |
Widowed | 9 (6.8) | 10 (3.1) | 19 (4.2) |
Employment status | |||
Housewife | 72 (54.1) | 43 (13.5) | 115 (25.5) |
Employed/self-employed | 30 (22.6) | 199 (62.6) | 229 (50.8) |
Unemployed | 29 (21.8) | 59 (18.6) | 88 (19.5) |
Student | 2 (1.5) | 17 (5.4) | 19 (4.2) |