Table 2 Description of Household data
PID | Mum Age & No. of Children | Child Age (Months) | Index child sick since birth? | Other illnesses/ diagnoses | Mum Marital status | Mum Education | HH structure & Size | Social disruptions before admission | Level/source of income | If slept hungry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group of Children with Moderate Wasting | ||||||||||
 HH10 | 25 (1) | 3 | Yes | Gastroenteritis | Married | Primary | Extended (7) | Y | Husband- Waiter Grandfather- Watchman | N |
 HH16 | 21 (1) | 8 | No | None | Single | Secondary | Extended (3) | N | Brother-casual | N |
Group of children with No Wasting | ||||||||||
 HH5 | 28 (1) | 16 | No | Gastroenteritis | Single | Secondary | Extended (12) | Y- child relocated to rural, change carer | Self-Runs cafe | Y |
 HH6 | 30 (3) | 20 | No | Fever of unknown origin | Married | Primary | Nuclear (6) | N | Husband- Banker Self-Business | N |
 HH8 | 19 (1) | 11 | No | Gastroenteritis | Married | Primary | Nuclear (3) | N- IDI said stopped working | Husband-construction | N |
 HH9 | 23 (1) | 14 | No | Sickle Cell Disease | Married | College | Extended (8) | Y- Mother sick | Husband-casual | N |
 HH12 | 23 (1) | 23 | Yes | Epilepsy | Single | Primary | Extended (11) | Y- Mother new job | Self-casual | N |
 HH13 | 38 (3) | 6 | No | LRTI | Single | Primary | Extended (7) | N | Self-fishmonger | Y |
 HH14 | 20 (3) | 15 | No | Meningitis | Married | Primary | Extended (11) | N | Grandfather-employed | N |
 HH18 | 29 (6) | 18 | No | Malaria | Married | None | Extended (9) | Y- Death of sibling | Husband- Watchman | Y |
Group of Children with Severe Wasting or Kwashiorkor | ||||||||||
 HH1 | 25 (1) | 14 | Yes | LRTI | Married | College | Nuclear (3) | Y- Mother stopped working | Husband-Casual | N |
 HH2 | 20 (2) | 24 | Yes | Gastroenteritis | Married | Primary | Extended (7) | Y- Birth of sibling | Husband & brother- watchmen | Y |
 HH3 | 20 (4) | 21 | No | Sepsis | Married | None | Extended (9) | N | Husband-Palmwine tapper | N |
 HH4 | 36 (9) | 18 | No | None | Single | None | Extended (10) | Y- Pregnancy & child relocated | Self-sell charcoal Grandmother- sells palmwine | Y |
 HH7 | 32 (3) | 8 | No | None | Single | Secondary | Extended (12) | N | Self-salonist | N |
 HH11 | 21 (1) | 15 | No | None | Separated | Primary | Extended (9) | Y-Mother & child relocated | Bro & inlaw-Masonry& casual | Y |
 HH15 | 19 (2) | 21 | No | None | Widow | Primary | Extended (11) | Y- Caregiver changed | Father & bro- Masonry | N |
 HH17 | 19 (3) | 24 | No | None | Married | Primary | Extended (10) | Y- Mother & child relocated | Husband-fisherman | N |
 HH19 | 21 (3) | 15 | Yes | Gastroenteritis | Separated | Primary | Extended (5) | Y- Parents separates & relocated | Self- Casual | Y |
 HH20 | 29 (4) | 13 | No | Cellulitis | Married | None | Extended (10) | Y- Mother relocated | Self-casual jobs | Y |