Table 2 Summary characteristics of the study households (HH)
Code | Nutritional status | About main caregiver | About family/household | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Relation to index child (IC) | Education level | Job type | Family Type | No. of income earners | Main income earner’s job type | No. of people in the family | ||
1 | SWK | 22 | Mother | Secondary | Casual | Extended (single mum living in natal home) | 1 | Regular | 6 |
2 | 33 | Mother | Primary | Self employed | Nuclear | 1 | Self employed | 7 | |
3 | 19 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 3 | |
4 | 29 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 3 | |
5 | 24 | Mother | Primary | Casual | Extended | 1 | Casual | 6 | |
6 | 22 | Aunt | Secondary | Unemployed | Extended (single mum living in natal home) | 4 | Regular | 19 | |
7 | 22 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 4 | |
8 | 20 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 3 | |
9 | MW | 19 | Mother | Secondary | Unemployed | Extended (single mum living in natal home) | 2 | Regular | 7 |
10 | 25 | Mother | Diploma | Unemployed | Single parent | 1 | Unemployed (mother relies on her siblings) | 2 | |
11 | 19 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 4 | |
12 | 30 | Mother | Secondary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Regular | 6 | |
13 | 28 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Polygamous Extended | 1 | Casual | 8 | |
14 | 30 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 4 | |
15 | 19 | Aunt | Diploma | Unemployed | Extended | 2 | Regular | 5 | |
16 | 43 | Grandmother | Primary | Casual | Extended (Single mum living in natal home) | 1 | Casual | 3 | |
17 | 26 | Mother | Primary | Casual | Nuclear | 2 | Casual | 8 | |
18 | 20 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Extended (Single mum living with maternal aunt) | 2 | Self employed | 5 | |
19 | 22 | Mother | Primary | Casual | Polygamous Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 7 | |
20 | NW | 27 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Casual | 3 |
21 | 28 | Mother | Primary | Unemployed | Nuclear | 1 | Regular | 4 | |
22 | – | Mother | Primary | Casual | Nuclear | 2 | Casual | 4 | |