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Table 2 Socio-economic characteristics of households

From: Food security and nutritional status of children under-five in households affected by HIV and AIDS in Kiandutu informal settlement, Kiambu County, Kenya

  

n

%

Education of the father

None

14

7.8

Primary incomplete

49

26.6

Primary complete

83

44.9

Secondary

29

15.6

Tertiary

9

5.1

Total

185

100

Occupation of the father

Business/petty trade

49

26.6

Formal employment

14

7.6

Casual laborer

92

49.7

Farming

30

16.2

Total

185

100

Education mother/caregiver

None

25

10.4

Primary incomplete

84

34.9

Primary complete

91

37.8

Secondary

33

13.7

Tertiary

10

4.1

Total

241

100

Occupation mother/caregiver

Business/petty trade

52

21.6

Formal employment

4

1.7

Casual laborer

90

37.3

Housewives

57

23.7

Farming

38

15.8

Total

241

100