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Table 2 Socioeconomic status PCA variables and factor scores

From: Factors associated with early childhood stunted growth in a 2012–2015 birth cohort monitored in the rural Msambweni area of coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Variable Description

Mean/Frequency

Factor Score

Maternal Education – mean ± SD

 School

5.60 ± 4.04

0.161

 Religious School

2.80 ± 3.25

0.034

Household – mean ± SD

  

 Number of People per Room

2.78 ± 1.05

− 0.099

Cooking – n(%)

 Fuel

 Open Fire

235 (96.3)

−0.092

 Kerosene

7 (2.9)

0.065

 Unspecified

2 (0.8)

0.000

 Location

 Inside House = yes

220 (90.2)

0.027

Home – n(%)

 Floor Material

  Wood/Ceramic/Vinyl

3 (1.2)

0.026

  Cement/Concrete

113 (46.3)

0.274

  Earth/Sand/Clay/Mud/Dung

127 (52.0)

−0.277

  Unspecified

1 (0.4)

0.000

 Roof Material

  Metal/Tiles

39 (16.0)

0.141

  No Roof/Other

95 (38.9)

0.041

  Thatch Roof

110 (45.1)

−0.144

 Exterior Wall

  Stone/Other

10 (4.1)

0.001

  Cement/Concrete

114 (46.7)

0.284

  Mud

120 (49.2)

−0.284

Drinking Water Source - n (%)

 Water Collection

  Unprotected Dug Well/Surface Water

8 (3.3)

−0.061

  Protected Well

85 (34.8)

−0.11

  Tube Well/Bore Hole

65 (26.6)

−0.068

  Public Tap/Stand Pipe

83 (34.0)

0.2

  Piped Into Dwelling/Yard/Plot

3 (1.2)

−0.012

 Continuous Water = yes

146 (59.8)

− 0.1

 Pay for Water = yes

132 (54.1)

0.087

 Water in own yard/plot = yes

80 (32.8)

0.107

 Treat Water = yes

172 (70.5)

0.113

Other Water Source - n (%)

 Water Collection

  Surface Water/Other

32 (13.1)

−0.068

  Protected Spring/Rain Water/ Unprotected Dug Well

10 (4.1)

−0.038

  Protected Well

84 (34.4)

−0.081

  Tube Well/Bore Hole

45 (18.4)

−0.048

  Public Tap/Stand Pipe

69 (28.3)

0.201

  Piped into Dwelling/Yard/Plot

3 (1.2)

−0.012

  Unspecified

1 (0.4)

0.000

Sanitation - n (%)

 Toilet Facility

  No Facility

120 (49.2)

−0.202

  Pit Latrine without Slab

81 (33.2)

0.053

  Flush to somewhere else

33 (13.5)

0.182

  Flush/Pour-Flush/Pit Latrine with Slab/ Composting

10 (4.1)

0.068

 Shared Toilet = yes

141 (57.8)

−0.129

Assets - n (%)

 Electricity

78 (32.0)

0.199

 Iron

49 (20.1)

0.212

 Mattress

234 (95.9)

0.06

 Sofa

33 (13.5)

0.181

 Cupboard

11 (4.5)

0.156

 Table

206 (84.4)

0.077

 Electric Fan

10 (4.1)

0.138

 Radio

125 (51.2)

0.145

 Television

41 (16.8)

0.212

 Mobile Phone

210 (86.1)

0.091

 Fridge

10 (4.1)

0.164

 Watch or Clock

24 (9.8)

0.125

 Motorized Vehicle

20 (8.2)

0.087

 Bicycle

97 (39.8)

0.023

 Bank Account

60 (24.6)

0.176

 Agricultural Land

174 (71.3)

−0.066

 Coconut Trees

149 (61.1)

−0.037

 Acres of Land – mean ± SD

2.40 ± 3.34

−0.012

 Cows/Goats

82 (33.6)

0.072

 Chickens/Ducks

144 (59.0)

−0.018