Table 1 Sociodemographic and socioenvironmental characteristics of mothers living in a house different from their house before the disaster (n = 215)
From: Factors associated with social support in child-rearing among mothers in post-disaster communities
| Â | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex of infant | ||
 Male | 113 | 52.6 |
 Female | 101 | 47.0 |
 Unknown | 1 | 0.5 |
Age of infant (range 6 to 42Â months) | ||
 ≤ 26 months | 105 | 48.8 |
 ≥ 27 months | 109 | 50.7 |
 Unknown | 1 | 0.5 |
Mother’s age group | ||
 20s | 60 | 27.9 |
 30s | 134 | 62.3 |
 40s | 21 | 9.8 |
Employment status | ||
 Unemployed | 83 | 38.6 |
 Irregular employment | 59 | 27.4 |
 Regular employment | 70 | 32.6 |
 Unknown | 3 | 1.4 |
Housing | ||
 Non-independent housing | 96 | 44.7 |
 Independent housing | 118 | 54.9 |
 Unknown | 1 | 0.5 |
Household structure | ||
 Nuclear family | 144 | 67.0 |
 Extended family | 70 | 32.6 |
 Unknown | 1 | 0.5 |
Parent(s) living with infant | ||
 Both (mother and father) | 205 | 95.3 |
 Only mother | 8 | 3.7 |
 Unknown | 2 | 0.9 |
Order of target infant in family living together | ||
 First child | 119 | 55.3 |
 Second child or more | 96 | 44.7 |
Support from relatives not living together | ||
 No | 163 | 75.8 |
 Yes | 50 | 23.3 |
 Unknown | 2 | 0.9 |
Acquaintances in the neighborhood since before the disaster | ||
 None | 89 | 41.4 |
 Yes | 126 | 58.6 |
Use of child support resources | ||
 None | 27 | 12.6 |
 At least one resource | 185 | 86.0 |
 Unknown | 3 | 1.4 |
Perceived difficulties in child-rearing | ||
 Yes | 121 | 56.3 |
 No | 94 | 43.7 |
Social support score (mean/SD) | ||
 Mental support (range 5–20) | 16.0 | 3.3 |
 Mental/physical place of comfort (range 5–20) | 14.7 | 3.3 |
 Child-rearing support (range 6–24) | 17.9 | 4.5 |