Table 2 Descriptive statistics on sociodemographic characteristics and mean PSS.
Rural Kenyan | PSS Mean (SD) | Rural Zambian | PSS Mean (SD) | Urban Kenyan | PSS Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 231 (%) | n = 378 (%) | n = 235 (%) | ||||
Income | ||||||
Below USD 50 | 98 (42.4) | 33.9 (12.2) | 45 (11.9) | 40.1 (8.09) | 11 (4.7) | 50.4 (4.1) |
USD 50–100 | 133(57.6) | 37.3 (10.0) | 327 (86.5) | 43.3 (9.38) | 166(70.6) | 48.4 (3.9) |
Above USD 100 | 0 (0) | 6 (1.6) | 41.3 (7.30) | 58(24.7) | 47.4 (4.7) | |
Education | ||||||
Primary and below | 80 (34.6) | 40.9 (10.3) | 226(59.8) | 42.7 (9.21) | 147 (62.6) | 48.8 (4.1) |
Secondary | 143 (61.9) | 35.8 (10.3) | 152(40.2) | 43.6 (9.05) | 77 (32.8) | 47.6 (4.5) |
Above secondary | 8 (3.5) | 38.5 (10.8) | 11 (4.7) | 46.8 (4.2) | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Single parent | 28 (12.1) | 44.8 (11.0) | 100(26.5) | 43.8 (8.43) | 25 (10.6) | 47.7 (4.7) |
Married | 203 (87.9) | 36.4 (11.8) | 278(73.5) | 42.5 (9.35) | 210 (89.4) | 48.4 (4.1) |
Mother age | ||||||
Below 20 years | 32 (13.9) | 38.2 (12.6) | 49(13.0) | 43.2 (8.61) | 16 (6.8) | 48.9 (3.0) |
20–29 | 117 (50.6) | 35.8 (10.4) | 205(54.2) | 42.0 (8.56) | 119 (50.6) | 47.7 (4.3) |
30–35 | 68 (29.4) | 39.6 (11.5) | 97(25.6) | 42.4 (9.60) | 86 (36.6) | 48.9 (4.2) |
Above 35 | 14 (6.1) | 48.2 (8.8) | 27(7.1) | 43.3 (11.2) | 14 (6.0) | 49.9 (4.1) |
Child mean age in years (SD) | 0.75 (0.7) | 39.7 (10.8) | 1.0 (0.6) | 42.4 (9.05) | 1.4 (0.4) | 48.1 (4.12) |
Number of children aged < 5 | ||||||
1 | 156 (67.5) | 37.7 (11.6) | 240 (63.5) | 42.0 (8.85) | 230 (97.9) | 48.5 (4.2) |
2 | 53 (22.9) | 37.3 (10.2) | 76 (20.1) | 43.8 (9.92) | 2 (0.9) | 49.6 (3.3) |
3 and 4 | 8 (3.5) | 41.0 (13.1) | 62 (14.4) | 47.0 (9.83) | 3 (1.3) | 48.0 (5.7) |
