Table 3 Demographic characteristics of children under 10 years
n(%) | Asirebuso n(%) | Ahomamu n(%) | Dominase n(%) | Dedeso n(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | 492 (100) | 69 (14.02) | 153 (31.10) | 150 (30.49) | 120 (24.39) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 266 (54.07) | 41 (59.42) | 83 (54.25) | 82 (54.67) | 60 (50) |
Female | 226 (45.93) | 28 (40.58) | 70 (45.75) | 68 (45.33) | 60 (50) |
Age (years) | |||||
≤ 5 | 275 (55.89) | 43 (62.32) | 87 (56.86) | 73 (48.67) | 72 (60) |
> 5 | 217 (44.11) | 26 (37.68) | 66 (43.14) | 77 (51.33) | 48 (40) |
Caregiver-child relationship | |||||
Son/daughter | 412 (83.74) | 59 (85.51) | 143 (93.46) | 111 (74) | 99 (82.50) |
grandchild | 58 (11.79) | 10 (14.49) | 6 (3.92) | 33 (22) | 9 (7.50) |
Niece/nephew | 20 (4.07) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.96) | 5 (3.33) | 12 (10) |
Adopted/step child | 1 (0.20) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.65) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Not related | 1 (0.20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.67) | 0 (0) |