Table 3 Socio-economic characteristics of households and association with uptake of precautionary measures
Factors | Responses | Low level of uptake | High Level of uptake | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n(%) | |||
Highest level of education | None | 53(66.2) | 27(33.8) | 0.094 |
Primary | 84(54.2) | 71(45.8) | ||
Secondary | 73(68.2) | 34 (31.8) | ||
Post secondary | 6(66.7) | 3 (33.3) | ||
Closeness of main house to River Nyando | 2 Kms and below | 226(65.5) | 119(34.5) | 0.007 |
More than 2 Kms | 17 (43.6) | 22(56.4) | ||
Level of income | None | 107(87.0) | 16(13.0) | <0.0001 |
Some Income | 136 (52.1) | 125(47.9) | ||
Marital status | Single | 47(72.7) | 18(27.3) | 0.016 |
Married | 87(36.9) | 149(63.1) | ||
Widowed | 30(47.9) | 35(52.1) | ||
Widower | 12(70.6) | 5(29.4) | ||
Divorced | 10(83.4) | 2(16.7) | ||
Separated | 1(20.0) | 4(80.0) | ||
Occupation | Unemployed | 39 (84.8) | 7( 15.2) | <0.0001 |
Farming | 89(54.9) | 73(45.1 | ||
Trading | 49(54.4) | 41(45.6 | ||
Artisan | 3(42.9) | 4(57.1) | ||
Wage employment | 36(78.3) | 10(21.7) | ||
Salaried employment | 6 (85.7) | 1(14.3) | ||
Fishing | 3 (50.0) | 3(50.0) | ||
Other (specify) | 18(90.0) | 2 (10.0) | ||
Household composition | Large family | 155(58.3) | 111 (41.7) | <0.0001 |
Single parent | 26 (59.1) | 18 (40.9) | ||
One person | 51 (92.7) | 4 (7.3) | ||
Other (specify) | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | ||
Social organization Type | Social news services | 39 (62.9) | 23 (37.1) | <0.0001 |
Location-based networking | 121 (77.1) | 36 (22.9) | ||
Community building services | 16 (50.0) | 16 (50.0) | ||
Other (specify) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | ||
Dominant wall construction material | Brick/stone (permanent) | 44 (66.7) | 23 (33.3) | 0.531 |
Others (temporary/semi-permanent) | 199(62.6) | 119(37.4) |