Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers of under five children
Description of variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age; years (n = 300) | ≤29 | 156 | 52.0 |
≥ 30 | 144 | 48.0 | |
Gender (n = 300) | Male | 24 | 8.0 |
Female | 276 | 92.0 | |
Marital Status (n = 297) | Single | 17 | 5.7 |
Married | 265 | 88.3 | |
Divorced/separated/widow/er | 15 | 5.0 | |
Type of marriage (n = 292) | Polygamous | 61 | 20.3 |
Monogamous | 215 | 71.7 | |
Single parenthood | 16 | 5.3 | |
Religion (n = 300) | Christianity | 205 | 68.3 |
Islam | 84 | 28.0 | |
Traditional | 07 | 2.3 | |
Others | 04 | 1.3 | |
Ethnicity (n = 296) | Yoruba | 240 | 80.0 |
Igbo | 44 | 14.7 | |
Hausa | 08 | 2.7 | |
Others | 04 | 1.3 | |
No of under five children caring for (n = 300) | 1 under 5 child | 184 | 61.3 |
≥ 2 under 5 children | 116 | 38.7 | |
Relationship to under five child (n =280) | Mother | 254 | 84.7 |
Others | 26 | 8.7 | |
No of household members (n = 293) | ≤ 4 | 151 | 50.3 |
≥ 5 | 142 | 47.3 | |
Number of bedrooms occupied (286) | ≤ 3 | 261 | 87.0 |
≥ 4 | 25 | 8.3 | |
Respondents’ highest educational attainment (n = 300) | No Formal Education/Primary | 71 | 23.7 |
Secondary | 116 | 38.7 | |
Tertiary | 100 | 33.3 | |
Others (Quranic/vocational) | 13 | 4.3 | |
Highest education of respondents’ spouse (n = 300) | No Formal Education/Primary | 61 | 20.3 |
Secondary | 89 | 29.7 | |
Tertiary | 115 | 38.3 | |
Others (Quaranic/vocational) | 35 | 11.7 | |
Occupation of respondents (n = 300) | Business/Commerce | 43 | 14.3 |
Civil Service | 48 | 16.0 | |
semi skilled | 171 | 57.0 | |
Others | 38 | 12.7 |