Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the sample
| Age group | AI (n = 60) |
CI (n = 60) |
GP (n = 67) |
Total (n = 187) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%a) | N (%a) | N (%a) | N (%b) | |
| Relationship of caregiver to child | ||||
| Mother | 55 (92) | 49 (82) | 65 (97) | 169 (90) |
| Father | 3 (5) | 5 (8) | 1 (1.5) | 9 (5) |
| Other | 2 (3) | 6 (10) | 1 (1.5) | 9 (5) |
| Gender of Child | ||||
| Female | 31 (52) | 20 (33) | 31 (46) | 82 (44) |
| Age Group of the Child | ||||
| 1–12 months | 38 (63) | 14 (23) | 6 (9) | 58 (31) |
| 12–24 months | 12 (20) | 23 (38.5) | 20 (30) | 55 (29) |
| 24–36 months | 10 (17) | 23 (38.5) | 41 (61) | 74 (40) |
| Primary Diagnosis of the Child | ||||
| None | 0 | 0 | 59 (88) | 59 (16) |
| Neurodevelopmental | 3 (5) | 33 (55) | 2 (3) | 38 (20) |
| Surgical | 15 (25) | 1 (2) | 0 | 16 (9) |
| Pneumonia | 11 (18) | 0 | 1 (1) | 12 (6) |
| Haematology/Oncology | 0 | 10 (17) | 0 | 10 (5) |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 8 (13) | 1 (2) | 0 | 9 (5) |
| Upper Airway Obstruction with Tracheostomy | 6 (10) | 3 (5) | 0 | 9 (5) |
| GIT | 3 (5) | 2 (3) | 0 | 9 (5) |
| Diarrheal disease | 6 (10) | 0 | 1 (1) | 7 (4) |
| Allergy/Asthma | 1 (2) | 3 (5) | 2 (3) | 6 (3) |
| Liver Disease | 4 (7) | 2 (3) | 0 | 6 (3) |
| Other | 3 (5) | 5 (8) | 2 (3) | 10 (5) |
N = 187 a% of condition group, b% of total sample