Table 1.
Demographic characteristics | Child/Adolescent on treatment (n = 140) | Child/Adolescent off treatment (n = 50) | Total sample (n = 190) | |||
Child/Adolescent characteristics | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Ages (years) | ||||||
2–4 | 46 | 32.9 | 8 | 16.0 | 54 | 28.4 |
5–7 | 32 | 22.8 | 10 | 20.0 | 42 | 22.1 |
8–12 | 34 | 24.3 | 21 | 42.0 | 55 | 29.0 |
13–18 | 28 | 20.0 | 11 | 22.0 | 39 | 20.5 |
Gender | ||||||
Boys | 90 | 64.3 | 35 | 70.0 | 125 | 65.8 |
Girls | 50 | 35.7 | 15 | 30.0 | 65 | 34.2 |
Guardians characteristics | ||||||
Ages (years) | ||||||
18–28 | 37 | 26.4 | 7 | 14.0 | 44 | 23.2 |
29–34 | 29 | 20.7 | 22 | 44.0 | 51 | 26.8 |
35–39 | 38 | 27.2 | 6 | 12.0 | 44 | 23.2 |
40–79 | 36 | 25.7 | 15 | 30.0 | 51 | 26.8 |
Relationship to patient | ||||||
Mother | 109 | 77.9 | 36 | 72.0 | 145 | 76.3 |
Father | 17 | 12.1 | 6 | 12.0 | 23 | 12.1 |
Others (brother/sister, grandmother/grandfather, aunt/uncle) | 14 | 10.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 22 | 11.6 |
Level of schooling | ||||||
≤ 8 years | 92 | 65.7 | 32 | 64.0 | 124 | 65.3 |
> 8 years | 48 | 34.3 | 18 | 36.0 | 66 | 34.7 |
Economic level | ||||||
high (A, B) | 15 | 10.7 | 5 | 10.0 | 20 | 10.5 |
intermediate (C) | 75 | 53.6 | 21 | 42.0 | 96 | 50.5 |
low (D, E) | 50 | 35.7 | 24 | 48.0 | 74 | 39.0 |