Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, Brong Ahafo Region, 2016

Variable	No. of Cases (%) (n = 120)	No. of Control (%) (n = 240)
Age group of mother (years)
19 and below	10 (8.3)	18 (7.5)
20–29	51 (42.5)	103 (42.9)
30+	59 (49.2)	119 (49.6)
Marital status of mother
Married	83 (69.2)	186 (78.5)
Not married	37 (30.8)	51 (21.5)
Mothers occupation
Farming	17 (14.3)	28 (11.8)
Trader/artisan	63 (52.9)	136 (57.1)
Government/formal job	16 (13.4)	33 (13.9)
Unemployed	23 (19.3)	41 (17.2)
Residence of mother
Urban	69 (61.1)	172 (73.5)
Rural	44 (38.9)	62 (26.5)