Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the children who sustained burn injuries and their caregivers (N = 50)
|
Mean child age (months) ± standard deviation (SD) |
29.5 ± 15.5 | |
|
Child gender n (%) |
Male | 23 (46.0) |
| Female | 27 (54.0) | |
|
Caregiver relationship to child n (%) |
Mother | 39 (78.0) |
| Parents | 6 (12.0) | |
| Grandmother | 5 (10.0) | |
|
Caregiver marital status n (%) |
Married | 42 (84.0) |
| Formerly married | 8 (16.0) | |
|
Residential area n (%) |
Urban | 30 (60.0) |
| Periurban | 12 (24.0) | |
| Rural | 8 (16.0) | |
|
Caregiver educational level n (%) |
Primary | 5 (10.0) |
| Secondary | 38 (76.0) | |
| Tertiary | 7 (14.0) | |
|
Caregiver employment status n (%) |
Unemployed | 22 (44.0) |
| Formally employed | 17 (34.0) | |
| Informally employed | 11 (22.0) | |
|
Mean household members n ± SD |
5.04 ± 1.9 |