Table 6 Children’s involvement in daily activities, by season (18 girls and 23 boys during dry season; and 31 girls and 30 boys during the rainy season)
Cluster | Category | Dry Season | Rainy season | Results of two-proportion tests | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (n = 41) | Frequency (n = 61) | |||||
N | % | N | % | Z | ||
Subsistence-related activities | Household maintenance | 38 | 92.7 | 59 | 96.7 | −0.93 |
Hunting | 26 | 63.4 | 20 | 32.8 | 3.05*** | |
Gathering | 22 | 53.7 | 28 | 45.9 | 0.77 | |
Agricultural Work | 18 | 43.9 | 14 | 23 | 2.24** | |
Fishing | 12 | 29.3 | 14 | 23 | 0.72 | |
Handicraft | 5 | 12.2 | 7 | 11.5 | 0.11 | |
Non-subsistence related activities | Plays | 22 | 53.7 | 38 | 62.3 | −0.87 |
Maintenance | 13 | 31.7 | 12 | 19.7 | 1.39 | |
Traditional songs. tales and dances | 3 | 7.3 | 6 | 9.8 | −0.44 | |
Recently introduced activities | Listening to music | 18 | 43.9 | 28 | 45.9 | −0.2 |
School | 9 | 22 | 13 | 21.3 | 0.08 | |
Other activities | 3 | 7.3 | 10 | 16.4 | −1.37 | |
Football | 5 | 12.2 | 8 | 13.1 | −0.14 | |
Alcohol drinking | 8 | 19.5 | 4 | 6.6 | 1.99** | |
Socializing | 2 | 4.9 | 4 | 6.6 | −0.35 | |