Table 1: socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
Variables	Numbers	Percent
Age group of children (months), N=217
[0 - 6]	27	12.4
[6 - 12]	33	15.2
[12 - 24]	56	25.8
[24 - 36]	31	14.3
[36 - 60]	70	32.3
Sex of children, N=217
Boys	114	52.5
Girls	103	47.5
Mothers, N=213^a
Mothers still alive	174	81.7
Dead mothers	39	18.3
Fathers, N=194^b
Fathers still alive	174	89.7
Dead fathers	20	10.3
Dead parents, N=59
Both parents dead	6	10.2
Mother’s marital status, N=167^c
Married^*	70	41.9
Single^$	97	58.1
Mother’s education level, N=157^d
No Formal education	1	0.6
Primary	29	18.5
Secondary	103	65.6
Higher	24	15.3
Mother’s employment status, N=169^e
Civil servant	16	9.5
Private sector	15	8.9
Informal sector	53	31.4
Trader	7	4.1
Unemployed	78	46.2
Father’s employment status, N=159^f
Civil servant	14	8.8
Private sector	41	25.8
Informal sector	77	48.4
Trader	12	7.5
Unemployed	15	9.5
^a, No available data for 4 mothers; ^b, No available data for 23 fathers; ^c, No available data for 7 mothers; ^*, Married or concubines; ^$, Divorced/Separated or Widowed; ^d, No available data for 17 mothers; ^e, No available data for 5 mothers; ^f, No available data for 15 fathers