Table 3 Descriptive summary of children aged 5–18 years
Variable | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group of children | ||
 Pre adolescents (5–9) | 278 | 38.5 |
 Adolescents (10–18) | 44 4 | 61.5 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 376 | 52.1 |
 Female | 346 | 47.9 |
Locality | ||
 Urban | 300 | 41.6 |
 Rural | 422 | 58.5 |
Number of children/woman | ||
 One to five | 388 | 53.7 |
 Above five | 334 | 46.3 |
Age group of household head | ||
 Youthful age (22–35) years | 98 | 13.6 |
 Middle age (36 59) years | 480 | 66.5 |
 Old age (60 and above) years | 144 | 19.9 |
Education status of household head | ||
 No formal education | 385 | 53.4 |
 Formal education | 118 | 16.4 |
 Informal education | 218 | 30.2 |
Longstanding illness of household head | ||
 Absent | 601 | 83.2 |
 Present | 121 | 16.8 |
Marital status of household head | ||
 Monogamy | 408 | 56.5 |
 Polygamy | 293 | 40.6 |
 Single | 21 | 2.9 |
Household size | ||
 Less than eight persons | 321 | 44.5 |
 Eight and above persons | 401 | 55.5 |
Mother’s education | ||
 No formal education | 586 | 81.2 |
 Formal education | 84 | 11.6 |
 Informal education | 52 | 7.2 |
Longstanding Illness of Mother | ||
 Absent | 412 | 57.1 |
 Present | 310 | 42.9 |
Household Income | ||
 Lower | 467 | 64.7 |
 Middle | 173 | 24.0 |
 High | 82 | 11.3 |
Household debt status | ||
 No debt | 270 | 37.4 |
 In Debt | 452 | 62.6 |
Religious denomination | ||
 Christian | 115 | 15.9 |
 Protestant | 42 | 5.8 |
 Muslim | 488 | 67.6 |
 Traditional | 77 | 10.7 |
School enrolment of child | ||
 Not enrolled | 299 | 41.4 |
 Enrolled | 423 | 58.6 |
Reasons for not attending school/dropping out | ||
 Financial Problems | 23 | 3.2 |
  Health reasons | 7 | 1.0 |
  Distance to school | 4 | 0.6 |
  Work | 5 | 0.7 |
  Given to marriage/pregnant | 66 | 9.1 |
  Parent’s wish | 42 | 5.8 |
  Personal wish | 126 | 17.5 |
  Other | 22 | 3.1 |
  Not applicable | 299 | 41.4 |