Table 3.
Demographic details of eligible population, study sample and respondent characteristics
| Eligible children (n=158) |
Study sample (n=61) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Characteristics of child | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 78 | 49 | 29 | 48 |
| Female | 80 | 51 | 32 | 52 |
| Mean age on arrival (years) | 9 | 6 | ||
| WHO region (County of origin) | ||||
| African | 66 | 42 | 20 | 33 |
| DR Congo | 12 | |||
| Ethiopia | 2 | |||
| Kenya | 2 | |||
| Malawi | 2 | |||
| Burundi | 1 | |||
| Togo | 1 | |||
| Eastern Mediterranean | 41 | 26 | 13 | 21 |
| Iran | 5 | |||
| Iraq | 5 | |||
| Lebanon | 3 | |||
| Europe | 1 | <1 | 0 | 0 |
| South East Asia | 50 | 32 | 28 | 46 |
| Burma | 28 | |||
| Languages spoken at home | ||||
| Amharic | 2 | 3 | ||
| Arabic | 8 | 13 | ||
| Burmese | 13 | 22 | ||
| Chin Senthang | 2 | 3 | ||
| English | 4 | 7 | ||
| Farsi | 5 | 8 | ||
| French | 2 | 3 | ||
| Karen | 10 | 17 | ||
| Karenni | 3 | 5 | ||
| Kirundi | 3 | 5 | ||
| Swahili | 8 | 13 | ||
| Characteristics of primary respondent | ||||
| Gender (n=60) | ||||
| Male | 23 | 38 | ||
| Female | 37 | 62 | ||
| Prior education (n=54) | ||||
| None | 4 | 7 | ||
| Primary | 15 | 27 | ||
| Secondary | 23 | 43 | ||
| University | 9 | 17 | ||
| Trade | 3 | 6 | ||
| Employment in home country (n=53) | ||||
| Professional | 17 | 32 | ||
| Semiskilled/unskilled | 19 | 36 | ||
| Voluntary | 5 | 9 | ||
| Unemployed | 12 | 23 | ||
| Characteristics of partner of primary respondent | ||||
| Gender (n=41) | ||||
| Male | 18 | 44 | ||
| Female | 23 | 56 | ||
| Prior education (n=34) | ||||
| None | 1 | 3 | ||
| Primary | 11 | 32 | ||
| Secondary | 16 | 47 | ||
| University | 6 | 18 | ||
| Trade | 0 | 0 | ||
| Employment in home country (n=34) | ||||
| Professional | 11 | 32 | ||
| Semiskilled/unskilled | 16 | 47 | ||
| Voluntary | 3 | 9 | ||
| Unemployed | 4 | 12 | ||