Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study households
From: Impact of COVID-19 on food security and diet quality in Chilanga District, Zambia
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Total households (n = 393) | ||
Number of family members in household | – | – |
Presence of family member with HIV | 77 | 19.6 |
Presence of family member with tuberculosis | 17 | 4.4 |
Respondent (n = 391) | ||
Mother | 304 | 77.8 |
Father | 38 | 9.7 |
Grandparent | 16 | 4.1 |
Child | 19 | 4.9 |
Other | 14 | 3.6 |
Monthly Household income level (n = 389) | ||
< 1000 kwachaa | 216 | 55.5 |
1000–2400 kwacha | 131 | 33.7 |
> 2500 kwacha | 42 | 10.8 |
Occupation of respondent (n = 392) | ||
Unemployed | 109 | 27.8 |
Business owner | 108 | 27.6 |
Casual worker (maid or gardener) | 83 | 21.2 |
Wage employment | 52 | 13.3 |
Self-employed | 35 | 8.9 |
Other | 5 | 1.3 |
Education level of respondent (n = 389) | ||
None | 23 | 5.9 |
Some/completed primary school education | 171 | 44.0 |
Some/completed secondary/high school | 181 | 46.5 |
Tertiary education | 12 | 3.1 |
Other (literacy class, religious school) | 2 | 0.5 |
Water, sanitation, and hygiene | ||
Access to clean water for washing hands (n = 392) | 369 | 94.1 |
Access to clean water for cooking (n = 392) | 365 | 93.1 |
Water source (n = 393) | ||
Borehole | 113 | 28.8 |
Communal tap | 86 | 21.9 |
Protected dug well | 17 | 4.3 |
Tapped running water | 155 | 39.4 |
Other | 22 | 5.6 |
Soap in the household (n = 390) | ||
Yes | 292 | 74.9 |
No | 98 | 25.1 |