Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of the study population, stratified by setting and age group
Characteristics | Town (N=108) | Village (N=114) | Hamlet (N=93) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Children | Women | Children | Women | Children | |
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
Sociodemographic indicator | ||||||
Poorest | 2 (8.0) | 2 (2.4) | 9 (14.8) | 7 (13.0) | 28 (96.6) | 59 (90.8) |
Poor | 7 (28.0) | 30 (36.1) | 30 (49.2) | 27 (50.0) | 1 (3.5) | 6 (9.2) |
Least poor | 16 (64.0) | 51 (61.5) | 22 (36.1) | 20 (37.0) | 0 | 0 |
Mean age (years) | 20.0 | 9.0 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 22.2 | 8.8 |
Female | 25 (100.0) | 38 (45.8) | 61 (100.0) | 19 (35.9) | 29 (100.0) | 31 (48.4) |
Principal language of the interview | ||||||
French | 21 (84.0) | 66 (79.5) | 28 (45.9) | 14 (26.4) | 4 (13.8) | 3 (4.7) |
Other | 4 (16.0) | 17 (20.5) | 33 (54.1) | 39 (73.6) | 25 (86.2) | 58 (95.3) |
Went to school | 15 (60.0) | 79 (95.2) | 21 (34.4) | 43 (81.1) | 6 (20.7) | 49 (76.6) |
Can read and write | 12 (48.0) | 73 (87.6) | 15 (24.6) | 32 (60.4) | 3 (10.3) | 26 (40.6) |
Occupation | ||||||
Farmer | 1 (4.0) | N/A | 33 (54.1) | N/A | 25 (86.2) | N/A |
Merchant | 10 (40.0) | N/A | 18 (29.5) | N/A | 1 (3.5) | N/A |
Housekeeper | 6 (24.0) | N/A | 8 (13.1) | N/A | 1 (3.5) | N/A |
Student | 4 (16.0) | N/A | 2 (3.3) | N/A | 1 (3.5) | N/A |
Other | 4 (16.0) | N/A | 0 | N/A | 1 (3.5) | N/A |