Table 1 Demographic information
Variable | SMAGs (n = 22) | Nurses/midwives (n = 5) | Headmen (n = 5) | Husbands (n = 3) | Mothers (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD)/n(%) | Mean (SD)/n(%) | Mean (SD)/n(%) | Mean (SD)/n(%) | Mean (SD)/n(%) | |
Age | 46.56 (7.47) | 33.5 (2.8) | 54.4 (6.8) | 28 (2.0) | 25.6 (5.5) |
Female | 9 (40.9%) | 100% | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (100%) |
Male | 13 (59.1%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Number of children | 6 (2.8) | 1.8 (2.1) | 12.6 (6.8) | 4.3 (4.1) | 2.6 (2.1) |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 16 (72.7% | 2 (40%) | 5 (100%) | 3 (100%) | 10 (100%) |
Divorced | 2 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Single | 0 (0%) | 2 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Widow | 4 (18.2%) | 1 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Level of education (in grades) | |||||
Never attended | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 | 1 (33.33%) | 0 (0%) |
Lower primary (1-4) | 0(0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Upper primary (5-7) | 6 (27.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (60%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (50%) |
Junior secondary (8-9) | 8 (36.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (33.33%) | 4 (40%) |
Senior secondary (10-12) | 8 (36.4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (20%) | 1 (33.33%) | 1 (10%) |
Tertiary | 0 (0%) | 5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Income level (in Zambian kwacha per month) | |||||
Less than 100Â K | 12 (54.6%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (60%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (50%) |
K100-K250 | 6 (27.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0%) |
K251-K500 | 6 (27.3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (30%) |
K501-K1000 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Above K1000 | 0 (0%) | 5(100%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 2 (20%) |
Occupation | |||||
Housewife | 2 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (30%) |
Unemployed | 2 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) |
Farmer | 17 (77.3%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (100%) | 3 (100%) | 6 (60%) |
Self-employed | 1 (4.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Formal employment | 0 (0%) | 5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |