Sociodemographic characteristics of survey participants (n=352)
| Variable | N (%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 335 (95) |
| Male | 11 (3) |
| Age (years) | |
| Range=14-64 | |
| Mean 27.68 (SD 6.85) | |
| Median=27 | |
| <20 | 15 (4) |
| 20–24 | 79 (22) |
| 25–29 | 94 (27) |
| 30–34 | 81 (23) |
| 35–39 | 55 (16) |
| 40–44 | 17 (5) |
| 45–49 | 5 (1) |
| ≥50 | 1 (0.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Father of the child does not live with you, but supports you or the child | 28 (8) |
| Father of the child lives with you | 28 (8) |
| Married | 104 (30) |
| Mother of the child does not live with you, but supports you or the child | 2 (0.6) |
| Mother of the child lives with you | 2 (0.6) |
| Single father | 5 (1) |
| Single mother | 177 (50) |
| Widow | 3 (1) |
| Province/country of birth | |
| Eastern Cape | 192 (55) |
| Free State | 1 (0.3) |
| Gauteng | 14 (4) |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 6 (2) |
| Northern Cape | 2 (0.6) |
| Western Cape | 120 (34) |
| Zimbabwe | 15 (4) |
| Language(s) spoken at home | |
| English | 2 (1) |
| isiXhosa | 341 (97) |
| isiXhosa and isiZulu | 1 (0.3) |
| isiXhosa and Sotho | 3 (1) |
| isiZulu | 3 (1) |
| Shona | 13 (4) |
| Sotho | 5 (2) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Never attended school | 3 (1) |
| Preschool | 2 (1) |
| Completed primary school | 10 (3) |
| Completed secondary school | 178 (51) |
| Some secondary school | 107 (30) |
| University/further education | 46 (19) |
| Type of dwelling | |
| Backyard dwelling | 34 (10) |
| Brick house | 155 (44) |
| Shack | 158 (45) |
| Other | 2 (0.6) |
| No of children | |
| 1 | 155 (44) |
| 2 | 102 (29) |
| 3 | 66 (19) |
| 4 | 20 (6) |
| ≥5 | 5 (1.6) |
| Age of youngest child range=2 months-12 years | |
| 0–6 months | 53 (15) |
| 7–12 months | 151 (43) |
| 13–18 months | 81 (23) |
| 19–24 months | 47 (13) |
| >24 months | 17 (5) |