Table 1 Bivariate relationships between participant characteristics and perceived health of children

Age

0.579

 < 30

84

18

1

 30–39

185

39

1.05

[0.62

1.77]

 40–49

114

24

0.87

[0.49

1.54]

 > 50

92

19

0.75

[0.41

1.36]

Residence

0.016

 Nearby villages

393

82

1.00

 Remote villages

86

18

1.77

[1.10

2.86]

Level of education

0.010

 ≤Primary

393

82

1.00

 ≥Secondary

86

18

1.87

[1.15

3.06]

Marital status

0.433

 Married

252

53

1.00

 Not married

227

47

0.86

[0.6

1.24]

Primary Work Language

0.006

 Kinyarwanda

429

89

1.00

 English

50

11

2.75

[1.26

5.98]

Employment status

0.074

 Unemployed

403

84

1.00

 Employed

76

16

1.57

[0.95

2.61]

Employed as a teacher or educator

1.010

 No

425

89

1.00

 Yes

54

11

1.79

[3.17

0.04]

Gender

0.557

 Male

144

30

1.00

 Female

330

69

0.88

[0.59

1.31]

 Prefer not to say

4

1

Omitted

Monthly income

0.156

 ≤ 50,000 RWF/ ≤40 USD

420

88

1.00

 50,000-100,000 RWF/ 40–80 USD

26

5

1.05

[0.47

2.32]

 > 100,000 RWF/ >80 USD

33

7

2.07

[0.96

4.46]

Children under 18 in household

0.872

 None

19

4

1.00

 1–3 children

331

69

1.02

[0.40

2.58]

 ≥ 4 children

129

27

1.14

[0.43

2.98]

Perceptions

 Future of children

0.023

  Not good

68

14

1.00

  Good

411

86

1.82

[1.08

3.06]

 Quality of life

  Not good

353

74

1.00

<0.001

  Better

126

26

6.54

[3.91

10.92]