Table 4. Background characteristics of schoolchildren and their caregivers in northern Ghana.
Characteristic | n (Percentage) |
n | 120 |
Sex of child, male | 69 (57.5) |
Age of child, years | |
6–7 | 34 (28.3) |
8–9 | 42 (35.0) |
10–11 | 41 (34.2) |
≥12 | 3 (2.5) |
Household size | |
3–6 | 11 (9.2) |
7–10 | 36 (30.0) |
>10 | 73 (60.8) |
Age of caregiver, years | |
19–34 | 54 (45.0) |
35–49 | 36 (30.0) |
>49 | 30 (25.0) |
Relationship of caregiver to child | |
Mother | 73 (60.8) |
Stepmother | 10 (8.3) |
Grandmother | 22 (18.3) |
Other relation | 15 (11.7) |
Marital status of caregiver | |
Married (monogamous) | 32 (26.7) |
Married (polygamous) | 74 (61.7) |
Widowed/divorced | 14 (11.6) |
Education of caregiver | |
% illiterate | 115 (95.8) |
Occupation of caregiver | |
Farming | 38 (31.7) |
Trading | 53 (44.2) |
Housewife | 25 (20.8) |
Other | 4 (3.4) |