Table 1. Background characteristics of participants (N = 20).

Variable	Frequency
Maternal age [mean = 26.85; SD = 5.274]
≤ 20	3
21–30	14
31–40	3
Maternal education
No education	3
Primary	9
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	2
Higher	2
Maternal marital status
Never married	1
Married	18
Ever married	1
Occupation
Unemployed	6
Trader	7
Seamstress	2
Teacher	1
Hair stylist	2
Pito brewer	1
Weaver	1
Age of child (months) [mean = 10.40; SD = 3.872]
0–5	2
6–11	9
12–23	9
Sex of child
Male	8
Female	12
Region
Western	10
Upper West	10
Residence
Urban	10
Rural	10