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Table 4 Individual characteristics of participating children (10-18 years) living in enrolled households (N = 1481)

From: The government of Kenya cash transfer for orphaned and vulnerable children: cross-sectional comparison of household and individual characteristics of those with and without

 

CT

DSL

SSL

P-Value

N = 503

N = 522

N = 456

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age in years (median, IQR)

10.3 (5.9-14.1)

10.8 (6.6-14.6)

10.0 (6.7-13.7)

0.328

Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Gender

Male

231 (45.9)

269 (51.5)

235 (51.5)

0.133

Female

272 (54.1)

253 (48.5)

221 (48.5)

Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Orphan status

    

Single orphan or separated

324 (64.4)

338 (64.8)

260 (57.0)

0.011

Double orphan or separated

113 (22.5)

104 (19.9)

107 (23.5)

Non-orphaned and living with parents

54 (10.7)

72 (13.8)

84 (18.4)

Missing

12 (2.4)

8 (1.5)

5 (1.1)

Education among children aged ≥ 5 years

Proportion currently in school

370 (93.4)

405 (93.2)

371 (93.2)

0.096

Missing

5 (1.3)

3 (0.7)

2 (0.3)

Number of days of school missed by child in past 1 month

None

339 (67.4)

283 (54.2)

251 (55.0)

<0.001

1-2 days

42 (8.4)

76 (14.6)

69 (15.1)

3-5 days

36 (7.2)

74 (14.2)

64 (14.0)

>5 days

63 (12.5)

66 (12.6)

65 (14.3)

Missing

23 (4.6)

23 (4.4)

7 (1.5)

Quality of diet

Adequate

465 (92.5)

479 (91.8)

433 (95.0)

0.308

Inadequate

35 (7.0)

37 (7.0)

20 (4.4)

Missing

3 (0.6)

6 (1.1)

3 (0.7)

Weight for height (0-5 yrs)

Normal (Z > -2 to +2)

72 (66.7)

62 (70.5)

46 (76.7)

0.371

Moderately to severely low (Z ≤ -2)

8 (7.4)

10 (11.4)

5 (8.3)

High (Z > +2)

24 (22.2)

11 (12.5)

6 (10.0)

Missing

4 (3.7)

5 (5.7)

3 (5.0)

Height for age (0-18 yrs)

Normal (Z > -2 to +2)

300 (59.0)

296 (56.3)

218 (47.8)

<0.001

Moderately to severely low (Z ≤ -2)

187 (37.2)

208 (39.5)

227 (49.8)

High (Z > +2)

16 (3.2)

15 (2.9)

7 (1.5)

Missing

0 (0.0)

7 (1.3)

4 (0.9)

Weight for age z scores (0-10 yrs)

Normal (Z > -2 to +2)

200 (83.3)

181 (75.1)

176 (75.9)

0.114

Moderately to severely low (Z ≤ -2)

30 (12.5)

47 (19.5)

48 (20.7)

High (Z > +2)

10 (4.2)

13 (5.4)

7 (3.0)

Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

BMI-for-age (6-18 yrs)

Normal (Z > -2 to +2)

346 (91.8)

377 (90.4)

332 (91.0)

0.235

Moderately to severely low (Z ≤ -2)

19 (5.0)

26 (6.2)

15 (4.1)

High (Z > +2)

12 (3.2)

8 (1.9)

16 (4.4)

Missing

0 (0.0)

6 (1.4)

2 (0.6)

Hospitalized in past 1 year

Yes

15 (3.0)

11 (2.1)

10 (2.2)

0.603

No

478 (95.0)

505 (97.9)

438 (96.1)

Missing

10 (2.0)

6 (1.2)

8 (1.8)

Future outlook (10-18 yrs)

Limitless or many opportunities

173 (65.8)

144 (51.1)

113 (49.3)

<0.001

Limited or no opportunities

61 (23.2)

80 (28.4)

70 (30.6)

Missing

29 (11.0)

58 (20.6)

46 (20.1)

 
  1. CT: Cash Transfer, SSL: Same sub-Location (as that receiving the Cash Transfer), DSL: Different sub-Location (from that receiving the Cash Transfer).