Table 2 Maternal and Health Care Workers’ Socio-demographic Characteristics
Subjects | Characteristic | Detail | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother (n = 371) | Maternal age (years) | < 25 | 79(29·3) |
25–35 | 243(65·5) | ||
> 35 | 49(13·2) | ||
Marital status | Married | 310(83·6) | |
Single | 32(8·6) | ||
Separated | 19(5·1) | ||
Divorced | 5(1·3) | ||
Widowed | 5(1·3) | ||
Education | None | 10(2·7) | |
Primary | 280(75·5) | ||
Secondary | 81(21·8) | ||
Occupation | Unemployed (business) | 255(68·7) | |
Informal employment | 62(16·7) | ||
Peasant farmer & business | 26(7) | ||
Casual laborer | 12(3·2) | ||
Formal employment | 8(2·2) | ||
8(2·2) | |||
Health care worker (n = 32) | Age (years | 20- < 30 | 4(12) |
40- < 50 | 22(69) | ||
50- < 60 | 5(16) | ||
1(30 | |||
Gender | Male | 7(22) | |
Female | 25(78) | ||
Cadre | Mentor mothers | 4(12) | |
KECNa | 3(9) | ||
Nutritionist | 5(16) | ||
Nursing Officer | 1(3) | ||
Clinical officer | 12(38) | ||
Psychosocial worker | 1(3) | ||
KRCHNb | 6(19) |