Table 1.
Summary of caregivers by local government areas.
| Biodemographic variables | ABa | CMa | CSa | OBa | YLa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (y)b | 15–24 | 123 (26.1) | 23 (16.1) | 86 (41) | 93 (40.8) | 27 (16.3) |
| 25–34 | 272 (57.7) | 106 (74.1) | 111 (52.9) | 102 (44.7) | 97 (58.4) | |
| 35–50 | 76 (16.1) | 14 (9.8) | 13 (6.2) | 33 (14.5) | 42 (25.3) | |
| Maternal education | None | 25 (5.3) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (1.4) | 17 (7.4) | 21 (12.7) |
| Primary | 140 (29.7) | 27 (18.9) | 42 (20) | 94 (40.9) | 61 (36.7) | |
| Secondary and higher | 306 (65) | 113 (79) | 165 (78.6) | 119(51.7) | 84 (50.6) | |
| Maternal religion | Others | 13 (2.8) | 2 (1.4) | – | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Christianity | 458 (97.2) | 141 (98.6) | 210 (100) | 229 (99.6) | 165 (99.4) | |
| Maternal occupation | Public sector jobs | 59 (12.5) | 20 (14) | 41 (19.5) | 11 (4.8) | 12 (7.2) |
| Private sector jobs | 141 (29.9) | 76 (53.1) | 98 (46.7) | 50 (21.7) | 51 (30.7) | |
| Farmers | 74 (15.7) | – | 7 (3.3) | 80 (34.8) | 58 (34.9) | |
| Unemployed | 197 (41.8) | 47 (32.9) | 64 (30.5) | 89 (38.7) | 45 (27.1) | |
| Parity of motherc | 1/2 Children | 331 (70.6) | 68 (55.7) | 146 (69.5) | 91 (41.9) | 55 (34) |
| ⩾ 3 Children | 138 (29.4) | 54 (44.3) | 64 (30.5) | 126 (58.1) | 107 (66) | |
| Living with spouse | No | 73 (15.5) | 35 (24.5) | 71 (33.8) | 81 (35.2) | 43 (25.9) |
| Yes | 398 (84.5) | 108 (75.5) | 139 (66.2) | 149 (64.8) | 123 (74.1) | |
Data are presented as n (%).
AB = Abi; CM = Calabar Municipality; CS = Calabar South; OB = Obanliku; YL = Yala.
a
Local government areas.
b
Two mothers in the Obanliku area were not able to give their ages.
c
Information on the parity of 40 interviewed mothers distributed in Abi, Calabar Municipality, Obanliku, and Yala areas could not be verified.