Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 340)
Variable | Â | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Sample (N = 340) | MWH (n = 203) | No MWH (n = 137) |  | |
Age (M, SD) | 25.54 (6.96) | 24.60 (6.78) | 26.94 (7.01) | .002 |
Children (M, SD) | 3.05 (2.08) | 2.78 (1.02) | 3.45 (2.34) | .004 |
Marital status (N, %) | ||||
 Single | 45 (13.2%) | 37 (18.2%) | 8 (5.8%) | .004 |
 Married | 287 (84.4%) | 160 (78.8%) | 127 (92.7%) | |
 Separated | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | |
 Divorced | 3 (0.9%) | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (1.5%) | |
 Widow | 4 (1.2%) | 4 (2.0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Education Level (N, %) | ||||
 Never Attended | 9 (2.6%) | 6 (3.0%) | 3 (2.2%) | .097 |
 Grade 1–4 | 31 (9.1%) | 15 (7.4 | 16 (11.7%) | |
 Grade 5–7 | 127 (37.4%) | 70 (34.4 | 57 (41.6%) | |
 Grade 8–9 | 133 (39.1%) | 91 (44.8% | 42 (30.7%) | |
 Grade 10–12 | 35 (10.3%) | 20 (9.9%) | 15 (10.9%) | |
 Higher education | 5 (1.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (2.9%) | |
Occupation (N, %) | ||||
 Dependant | 42 (12.4%) | 37 (18.2%) | 5 (3.6%) | <.001 |
 House wife | 81 (23.8%) | 56 (27.6%) | 25 (18.2%) | |
 Farmer | 130 (38.2%) | 68 (33.3%) | 62 (45.3%) | |
 Business woman | 57 (16.8%) | 29 (14.3%) | 28 (20.4%) | |
 Formal Employment | 30 (8.8%) | 1 3 (6.4%) | 17 (12.4%) | |
Income Level per month in Zambian Kwacha* (N, %) | ||||
 <100 | 148 (43.5%) | 113 (55.7%) | 35 (25.5%) | <.001 |
 100–249 | 54 (15.9%) | 23 (11.3%) | 31 (22.6%) | |
 250–499 | 58 (17.1%) | 32 (15.3%) | 26 (19.19%) | |
 500–999 | 35 (10.3%) | 19 (9.4%) | 16 (11.7%) | |
 >1000 | 45 (13.2%) | 16 (7.9%) | 29 (21.2%) | |
 Distance to the nearest health centre in kilometres (M, SD) | 12.31 (10.40) | 11.01 (9.50) | 14.24 (11.37) | .005 |