| With help from extended family members | ||||
| Form of single female parenting | Urban setting (Bukavu) | Semi-rural setting (Mudaka) | Rural area (Kaziba) | |
| Passive | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Housed mothers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Mothers who entrust their children | - | 1 | 3 | |
| Active- | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| With help of relationship networks | ||||
| Passive | - | - | - | |
| Housed mothers | 2 | - | - | |
| Mothers who entrust their children | 1 | - | - | |
| Active | 2 | 1 | 2 | |