title: A demographic and socio-economic profile of a rural black South African community.
abstract: Demographic data regarding households in a Black rural community in the Eastern Transvaal were collected. Detailed socio-economic and health data were collected from a 10% random sample of households (response rate 92,5%). These data will be used for planning and evaluating a community health project. An extremely high infant mortality rate (198,1/1 000 live births), very low household incomes (median monetary household income R20 - R50 per month), low rates of immunization (39,4% of children under 12 years old had not been immunized), and gaps between the knowledge and practice of and the expressed desire for family planning were striking features.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003710:Demography; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa