Table 1.
Study population demographic characteristics, N = 46
| OR (n = 20) | IB (n = 26) | Total | Statistic | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | n (%) | ||||
| Gender | Males | 11 | 14 | 25 (54) | χ 2 = 0.049 | 0.825 |
| Females | 9 | 12 | 21 (46) | df = 1* | ||
| Mean age of children in months (SD) | 44 (49) | 12 (7) | 26 (36) | U = 170.0, Z = −1.928 | 0.047 | |
| GMFCS Level | I | 5 | 8 | 13(28) | U = 0.790 | 0.448 |
| II | 3 | 4 | 7 (15) | Z = 0.429 | ||
| III | 2 | 4 | 6 (13) | |||
| IV | 2 | 2 | 4 (9) | |||
| V | 8 | 8 | 16 (35) | |||
| CP type | Spastic | 16 | 21 | 37 (80) | χ 2 = 0.0 | 0.948 |
| df = 3 | ||||||
| Athetoid/dyskinetic | 3 | 2 | 5 (11) | |||
| Ataxic | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||
| Mixed | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | |||
| Mean caregiver age (SD) in years | 33 (12) | 28 (5) | 30.4 (9.2) | U = 192.00, Z = 1.496 | 0.134 | |
| Relationship to child | Mother | 16 | 22 | 38 (83) | χ 2 = .710 | 0.701 |
| df = 2 | ||||||
| Grandmother | 2 | 3 | 5 (11) | |||
| Sibling | 2 | 1 | 3 (7) | |||
| Caregiver | Primary | 2 | 2 | 4(9) | χ 2 = 4.268 | 0.371 |
| df = 3 | ||||||
| Educational level | Secondary | 13 | 17 | 30 (65) | ||
| Tertiary | 4 | 5 | 9 (20) | |||
| None | 1 | 2 | 3 (7) | |||
| Caregiver | Unemployed | 12 | 16 | 28 (61) | χ 2 = 0.802 | 0.67 |
| df = 2 | ||||||
| Employment status | Informally employed | 7 | 7 | 14 (30) | ||
| Formally employed | 1 | 3 | 4 (9) |
*- With Yates correction of continuity.