Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of participant households, by area
Dagoretti (n = 100) | Korogocho (n = 105) | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
Income [%] | |||
Less than 1,000 KES (<11.5$) | 3.0 | 9.5*** | |
1,001–5,000 KES (11.5–58$) | 33.0 | 60.0 | 205 |
5,001–10,000 KES (58–116$) | 40.0 | 25.7 | |
10,001–20,000 KES (116–231.5$) | 24.0 | 4.8 | |
Income expenditure decision [%] | |||
Household male | 18.6 | 23.8 | |
Household female | 18.6 | 26.7 | 202 |
Joint (male and female) | 62.8 | 49.5 | |
Female contribution to income [%] | |||
0 female | 30.7 | 42.9 | 193 |
1 female | 58.0 | 44.8 | |
2–3 female | 11.3 | 12.3 | |
HH head sex [%] | |||
Female | 43.1 | 56.8 | 205 |
HH head age [Mean (SD)] | 34.2 (9.1) | 30.9 (9.0)* | 184 |
HH head religion [%] | |||
Christian | 98.0 | 92.4 | 205 |
Muslim | 2.0 | 7.6 | |
HH head education [%] | |||
Never went to school | 2.5 | 1.3* | |
Primary school | 42.5 | 61.5 | 160 |
Secondary school | 41.3 | 34.6 | |
College | 13.8 | 2.6 | |
HH head occupation [%] | |||
Unemployed | 2.4 | 0.0** | |
Farm related | 5.9 | 1.2 | |
Labourer | 38.8 | 65.9 | 167 |
Private enterprise | 29.4 | 14.6 | |
Civil servant | 8.2 | 1.2 | |
Own business | 15.3 | 17.1 | |
Maternal status [%] | |||
Married | 85.0 | 71.4* | 205 |
Single | 10.0 | 21.9 | |
Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 5.0 | 6.7 | |
Maternal education [%] | |||
None | 3.0 | 1.0*** | 205 |
Primary | 49.0 | 78.1 | |
Secondary and above | 48.0 | 21.0 | |
Maternal occupation [%] | |||
No | 63.0 | 51.4* | 205 |
Yes | 37.0 | 48.6 | |
# HH members [Mean (SD)] | 4.7 (1.9) | 4.9 (2.0) | 199 |
Proportion of female members (#females/#members) [Mean (SD)] | 0.5 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | 199 |
# HH children (<15y) [Mean (SD)] | 2.3 (1.4) | 2.6 (1.5) | 200 |
Land ownership [%] | |||
No land | 52.6 | 91.3*** | 200 |
0–5000 m2 | 28.9 | 3.9 | |
>5000 m2 | 18.5 | 3.9 | |
Land usage [%] | |||
No land | 89.6 | 96.2 | 200 |
0–5000 m2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | |
>5000 m2 | 8.3 | 1.0 | |
Home owned [%] | 17.0 | 12.4 | 205 |
# rooms [%] | |||
1 room | 60.0 | 76.7* | 202 |
2–3 rooms | 32.3 | 21.4 | |
>3 rooms | 7.1 | 1.9 | |
Walls material [%] | |||
Iron sheets | 100.0 | 63.8*** | 205 |
Earth/mud | 0.0 | 36.2 | |
Quality of housing score [%] | |||
Poor (0–10) | 82.8 | 80.3*** | 202 |
Moderate (11–20) | 17.2 | 9.7 | |
Good (21–30) | 0 | 0 | |
Domestic asset index [%] | |||
0–25 | 70.0 | 97.2*** | |
25–50 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 205 |
50–75 | 10.0 | 0.0 | |
75–100 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
>100 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Men domestic asset index [Md (Q1–Q3)] | 5.0 (2.9–24.3) | 2.9 (0.8–5.0)*** | 205 |
Women domestic asset index [Md (Q1-Q3)] | 5.7 (3.0–20.4) | 3.4 (2.0–5.8)*** | 205 |
Gender asset disparity [Md (Q1-Q3)] (women/total domestic asset index) | 0.8 (0.5–0.9) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 204 |
Animal ownership [%]a | 53.0 | 22.9*** | 205 |
Livestock contribution to HH asset [Md (Q1-Q3)] (livestock/total assets) | 0.0 (0.0–0.7) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0)*** | 204 |
Livestock contribution to women asset [Md (Q1-Q3)] (women livestock/total female assets) | 0.0 (0.0–0.8) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0)*** | 196 |
Total livestock holding [%]b | |||
0 TLU equivalents | 54.0 | 87.6*** | |
0.1–2 TLU equivalents | 32.0 | 10.5 | 205 |
2.1–4 TLU equivalents | 13.0 | 1.0 | |
>4 TLU equivalents | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Female livestock holding [%]b | |||
0 TLU equivalents | 63.0 | 90.5 | 205 |
>0 TLU equivalents | 37.0 | 9.52 |