Coping: a challenge for guardians of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in a South African township

Figures & data

Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample

Characteristic	Total sample (n  =  62)
Gender
Men	2 (3.2)
Women	60 (96.8)
Marital status
Widowed	24 (38.7)
Married/living with partner	11 (17.7)
Never married/single	19 (30.6)
Divorced/separated	7 (11.3)
Education level
No formal education	14 (22.6)
Primary school	28 (45.2)
Secondary school	17 (27.4)
Post-school	3 (4.8)
Note: Data presented as n (%).

Table 2: Living conditions

Characteristic	Total sample (n  =  62)
Number of people in household
1–5	34 (54.9)
6–9	21 (33.9)
≥10	7 (11.3)
Head of household
Mother	20 (32.3)
Grandmother	35 (56.5)
Other	7 (11.2)
Type of house
Brick	52 (83.9)
Zinc shack	8 (12.9)
Other	2 (3.2)
Number of rooms
≤ 2 rooms	38 (61.3)
3–4 rooms	11 (17.7)
>4 rooms	13 (21.0)
Availability of clean, safe water
Tap inside the house	21 (33.9)
Tap outside the house	30 (48.4)
Fetch water from elsewhere	4 (6.5)
Note: Data presented as n (%).

Table 3: Income levels and buying patterns

Characteristic	Total sample (n  =  62)
Grants received
State old-age pension	28 (50.9)
Number of people contributing to household income
1	20 (32.8)
2	19 (31.1)
>2	22 (36.1)
Total household income per month
<R500 (US$75)	16 (25.0)
R500–R1000 (US$100–149)	27 (45.0)
R1001–R2000 (US$149–299)	17 (26.6)
>R2000 (>US$299)	2 (3.3)
Monthly food expenditure
R0–R100 (US$0–15)	19 (30.7)
R101–R200 (US$16–30)	10 (16.1)
R201–R300 (US$31–46)	13 (21.0)
>R300 (>US$45)	9 (14.5)
Do not know	11 (17.7)
Household member responsible for food preparation
Mother	15 (24.2)
Grandmother	35 (56.5)
Household member responsible for food buying decisions
Mother	20 (32.3)
Grandmother	35 (56.5)
Household member responsible for feeding the children
Mother	20 (32.3)
Grandmother	36 (58.1)
Reported head of the household
Mother	21 (33.9)
Grandmother	35 (56.5)
Number of meals served per household per day
2	12 (19.4)
3	44 (71.0)
>3	6 (9.7)
Note: Data presented as n (%).