Status of Household Solid Waste Management and Associated Factors in a Slum Community in Kampala, Uganda

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

Characteristics	Frequency (n = 395)	Percentage (%)
Sex
Female	300	75.9
Male	95	24.1
Age in years [mean (±SD)]	30.0 (±10.8)
14–29	250	63.5
30–45	104	26.4
46 and above	40	10.1
Education level
None	27	6.8
Primary	86	21.8
Secondary	174	44.1
Tertiary	108	27.3
Marital status
Single	84	21.3
Married	256	64.8
Widowed/separated/divorced	55	13.9
Religion
Christian	306	77.5
Muslim	89	22.5
Occupation
Business	178	45.1
Casual labour	57	14.4
Formal employment	72	18.2
Student	41	10.4
Others	47	11.9