Variable	IHA (n = 210)		CHA (n = 210)		p value
Variable	Number	%	Number	%	p value
Age of parent/guardian interviewed (in years)					0.54
[15 - 19]	37	17.62	27	12.86
[20 - 29]	115	54.76	117	55.71
[30 - 39]	51	24.29	59	28.10
[40 or over]	7	3.33	7	3.33
Sex of parent/guardian interviewed					0.07
Male	12	5.71	22	10.48
Female	198	94.29	188	89.52
Level of education of parent/guardian interviewed					0.67
Secondary or higher	23	10.95	29	13.81
Primary	169	80.48	163	77.62
No education	18	8.57	18	8.57
Occupation of parent/guardian interviewed					<0.01
Farmer	29	13.81	119	56.67
Housewife	27	12.86	70	33.33
Trader	123	58.57	15	7.14
Employee	31	14.76	6	2.86
Religion of parents					0.21
Catholic	57	27.14	55	26.19
Protestant	128	60.95	129	61.43
Muslim	13	6.19	6	2.86
Kimbanguist	3	1.43	2	0.95
Not specified	9	4.29	18	8.57
Marital status					0.34
In a relationship	193	91.90	198	94.29
Single	17	8.10	12	5.71
Link between parents and children					0.12
Father	12	5.71	20	9.52
Mother	198	94.29	188	89.52
Guardian	0	0.00	2	0.95
Gender of children					0.845
Male	96	45.71	94	44.76
Female	114	54.29	116	55.24
Age of children (in months)					0.047
[12 - 15]	70	33.33	74	35.24
[15 - 17]	52	24.76	73	34.76
[17 - 21]	46	21.90	35	16.67
[21 - 23]	42	20.00	28	13.33