Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of participants living in the Kaélé Health District, Far-North Cameroon (n=474)
| Household characteristics . | Mean±SD (range) . |
|---|---|
| Caretaker's age (years) | 28.50±6.88 (15–62) |
| Number of people in the household | 6.88±3.91 (2–33) |
| Global monthly income of the household (USD) | 39.06±101.26 (0.94–1688.53) |
| n(%) . | |
| Marital status | |
| Monogamy | 333 (70.25) |
| Polygamy | 111 (23.42) |
| Single/separated/divorced/widower | 30 (06.33) |
| Level of education of the caretaker | |
| None | 72 (15.19) |
| Primary education or less | 212 (44.73) |
| Secondary education or more | 190 (40.08) |
| Main occupation of the caretaker | |
| Agricultural | 159 (33.54) |
| Informal | 86 (18.14) |
| Own business | 215 (45.36) |
| Waged worker | 14 (02.95) |
| Main source of income of the household | |
| Salaries | 46 (09.70) |
| Selling harvest products | 171 (36.08) |
| Retail | 155 (32.70) |
| Occasional job | 83 (17.51) |
| Other (clothes styling, transportations, selling animal-based products) | 19 (04.00) |
| Household food security status | |
| Mild food insecurity | 82 (17.30) |
| Moderate food insecurity | 283 (59.70) |
| Severe food insecurity | 99 (20.89) |
| Index child's characteristics | |
| Child's age (months) | 17.79±9.59 (6–50) |
| Duration of the index child recent illness (days) | 6.52±6.47 (1–65) |
| n(%) . | |
| Gender of the index child | |
| Female | 280 (59.07) |
| Male | 194 (40.93) |
| The child took part to the first food voucher project | 95 (20.04) |
| The child has recently been sick | 237 (50) |
| The child has diarrhea | 124 (26.16) |
| Household characteristics . | Mean±SD (range) . |
|---|---|
| Caretaker's age (years) | 28.50±6.88 (15–62) |
| Number of people in the household | 6.88±3.91 (2–33) |
| Global monthly income of the household (USD) | 39.06±101.26 (0.94–1688.53) |
| n(%) . | |
| Marital status | |
| Monogamy | 333 (70.25) |
| Polygamy | 111 (23.42) |
| Single/separated/divorced/widower | 30 (06.33) |
| Level of education of the caretaker | |
| None | 72 (15.19) |
| Primary education or less | 212 (44.73) |
| Secondary education or more | 190 (40.08) |
| Main occupation of the caretaker | |
| Agricultural | 159 (33.54) |
| Informal | 86 (18.14) |
| Own business | 215 (45.36) |
| Waged worker | 14 (02.95) |
| Main source of income of the household | |
| Salaries | 46 (09.70) |
| Selling harvest products | 171 (36.08) |
| Retail | 155 (32.70) |
| Occasional job | 83 (17.51) |
| Other (clothes styling, transportations, selling animal-based products) | 19 (04.00) |
| Household food security status | |
| Mild food insecurity | 82 (17.30) |
| Moderate food insecurity | 283 (59.70) |
| Severe food insecurity | 99 (20.89) |
| Index child's characteristics | |
| Child's age (months) | 17.79±9.59 (6–50) |
| Duration of the index child recent illness (days) | 6.52±6.47 (1–65) |
| n(%) . | |
| Gender of the index child | |
| Female | 280 (59.07) |
| Male | 194 (40.93) |
| The child took part to the first food voucher project | 95 (20.04) |
| The child has recently been sick | 237 (50) |
| The child has diarrhea | 124 (26.16) |