Table 1 Demographic features of the informants n = 150
Features | Frequency | Percentage | Features | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Level of formal education | Â | |
Male | 86 | 57.30% | College education | 3 | 2% |
Female | 64 | 43.70% | University education | 1 | 0.70% |
Marital status | Â | Â | Employment status | Â | Â |
Married | 105 | 70% | Employed | 8 | 5% |
Single | 29 | 19% | Farmer/pastoralist | 140 | 94% |
Widow | 16 | 11% | Retired | 2 | 1% |
Age | Â | Â | Tribe | Â | Â |
Between 18-35 | 47 | 30% | Jita | 5 | 3.30% |
Between 36-50 | 88 | 57% | Kurya | 61 | 40.40% |
More than 50 | 21 | 13% | Sukuma | 3 | 2% |
Level of formal education | Masai | 78 | 51.70% | ||
No formal education | 34 | 22.70% | Ikoma | 1 | 0.70% |
Primary education | 97 | 64.70% | Kisii | 1 | 0.70% |
Adult education | 5 | 3.30% | Haya | 1 | 0.70% |
Secondary education | 10 | 6.70% | Pare | 1 | 0.70% |