Characteristics | Paarl (n = 351) | Rietvlei (n = 308) | Umlazi (n = 489) |
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Mother’s Age | |||
Mean years (SD) | 24.9 (6.3) | 23.9 (6.1) | 24 (5.6) |
Mother’s education level | |||
Median years (Q1-Q3) | 10 (9–12) | 9 (8–11) | 11 (10–12) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 262 (74.6) | 126 (41.5) | 326 (66.7) |
Married | 62 (17.7) | 172 (56.6) | 34 (6.9) |
Cohabiting | 27 (7.7) | 6 (1.9) | 129 (26.4) |
SES quintile | |||
1 (poorest) | 0 | 183 (61.8) | 12 (3.0) |
2 | 35 (10.5) | 84 (28.3) | 68 (17.3) |
3 | 82 (24.7) | 26 (8.7) | 95 (24.2) |
4 | 120 (36.2) | 3(1.0) | 101 (25.7) |
5 (least poor) | 94 (28.4) | 0 | 116 (29.5) |
Mothers HIV status | |||
Positive | 21 (5.9) | 25(8.1) | 138(28.2) |
Household size | |||
Mean number of members | 5 (4–7) | 6 (4–8) | 7 (5–10) |