Table 1 Household demographics
Variable | Characteristic | Severity of cyclone Idai (%) | P-value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not affected | Moderately affected | Extensive but still living in their homes | Extensive (relocated to camps | Extensive (relocated to new houses) | |||
District | Buhera (n = 231) | 39.8 | 34.6 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Chimanimani (n = 125) | 0 | 0 | 77.6 | 8.0 | 14.4 | ||
Chipinge (n = 170) | 0 | 40.6 | 59.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
Type of settlement | Village (n = 461) | 20 | 30.4 | 45.8 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.000 |
Camp (n = 10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
Other (n = 55) | 0 | 16.4 | 83.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Age of Household Head | Mean (n = 526) | 47.4 (16.4) | 49.9 (71.0) | 44 (15.9) | 49.3 (13.4) | 43.8 (17) | 0.690 |
Size of Household | Mean (n = 526) | 5.7 (3.3) | 6.2 (2.9) | 5.7 (2.7) | 5.5 (2.2) | 3.9 (1.8) | 0.030 |
Sex of Household head | Male (n = 205) | 87.5 | 80.6 | 86.1 | 100 | 75 | 0.675 |
Female (n = 37) | 12.5 | 19.4 | 13.9 | 0 | 25 | ||
Employment Status | Formal employment | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0.024 |
Informal employment | 87 | 88.4 | 75.2 | 100 | 72.2 | ||
aNot categorised | 12 | 10.2 | 20.9 | 0 | 27.8 | ||
Marital Status | Married living together (n = 334) | 20.1 | 27.2 | 48.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0.005 |
Married living apart (n = 35) | 14.3 | 31.4 | 45.7 | 8.6 | 0 | ||
Divorced/Separated (n = 41) | 7.3 | 31.7 | 53.7 | 4.9 | 2.4 | ||
Widow/Widower (n = 84) | 19 | 35.7 | 41.7 | 1.2 | 2.4 | ||
Never married (n = 21) | 0 | 9.5 | 71.4 | 4.8 | 14.3 | ||
Other (n = 11) | 9.1 | 18.2 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
Highest level of education of household head | None (n = 51) | 3.9 | 39.2 | 54.9 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.007 |
Primary (n = 185) | 18.4 | 30.8 | 44.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
ZJC (n = 84) | 23.8 | 36.9 | 33.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | ||
O′ level (n = 164) | 17.1 | 18.3 | 60.4 | 0 | 4.3 | ||
A’ level (n = 6) | 16.7 | 0 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Diploma/certificate after primary (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||
Diploma/certificate after secondary (n = 7) | 0 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 0 | 14.3 | ||
Graduate/post-graduate (n = 1) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other n = 27 | 22.6 | 29.6 | 40.7 | 0 | 7.4 | ||