Table 1 Characteristics of the sampled participants
| Â | Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Variable | Category | Â |
Age | 18–22 | 39 (12.7) |
|  | 23–27 | 79 (25.8) |
|  | 28–32 | 100 (32.7) |
|  | 33–37 | 59 (19.3) |
|  | 38–42 | 16 (5.2) |
|  | > 42 years | 13 (4.2) |
Time living in informal settlement | 1–10 years | 65 (21.2) |
11–20 years | 76 (24.8) | |
21–30 years | 96 (31.4) | |
> 30 years | 69 (22.6) | |
Reason for living in informal settlement | Place of birth | 164 (53.6) |
Relocation | 142 (46.1) | |
Education level | None | 22 (7.2) |
Primary | 184 (60.1) | |
Post-primary | 100 (32.7) | |
Religion | Roman Catholic | 92 (30.1) |
Protestant | 159 (52) | |
Muslim | 31 (10.1) | |
No religion | 24 (7.8) | |
Marital status | Married | 21 (6.9) |
Cohabiting | 277 (90.5) | |
Single | 8 (2.6) | |
Number of children | 0 | 63 (20.6) |
1–3 | 123 (40.2) | |
4–6 | 119 (38.9) | |
Age when got first child | 11–15 years | 67 (21.9) |
16–20 years | 171 (55.9) | |
> 20 years | 68 (22.2) | |
Age commenced living with a partner | Under 18 | 165 (53.9) |
Over 18 | 141 (46.1) | |
Type of family grew in | Single parent | 101 (33) |
Nuclear (father & mother) | 157 (51.3) | |
Extended (polygamous) | 15 (4.9) | |
Divorced/separated | 33 (10.8) | |
Main means of living | Self-employed | 44 (14.4) |
Theft | 113 (36.9) | |
Sex work | 149 (48.7) | |
Income (every 3 months) | Kshs 0–10,000 | 120 (39.9) |
|  | Kshs > 10,000 | 181 (60.1) |
The one who works for income | Self | 45 (14.7) |
| Â | Spouse | 100 (32.7) |
| Â | Spouse & self | 129 (42.2) |
| Â | Relatives | 32 (10.5) |