TABLE 1.
Socio‐demographic characteristics of children with sickle cell disease, Kano, Nigeria
| Characteristics | Frequency no. (%) N = 372 |
|---|---|
| Child characteristics | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 187 (50.3) |
| Female | 185 (49.7) |
| Age group (years) | |
| <5 | 122 (32.8) |
| 5‐9 | 173 (46.5) |
| ≥10 | 77 (20.7) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hausa/Fulani | 368 (98.9) |
| Others a | 4 (1.1) |
| Religion | |
| Islam | 372 (100.0) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 295 (79.3) |
| Rural | 77 (20.7) |
| Caregiver and parental characteristics | |
| Relationship with caregiver | |
| Mother | 352 (94.6) |
| Others b | 20 (5.4) |
| Mother's current marital status | |
| Married | 345 (92.7) |
| Divorced/Widowed | 27 (7.3) |
| Mother's occupation | |
| Homemaker | 293 (78.8) |
| Trading | 65 (17.4) |
| Others c | 14 (3.8) |
| Mother's age group | |
| <30 | 161 (43.3) |
| 30‐39 | 143 (38.4) |
| ≥40 | 68 (18.3) |
| Mother's education | |
| No formal | 132 (35.5) |
| Primary | 82 (22.0) |
| Secondary/Post‐secondary | 158 (42.5) |
| Mother's parity | |
| ≤4 | 163 (43.8) |
| 5‐9 | 186 (50.0) |
| ≥10 | 23 (6.2) |
| Father's education | |
| No formal | 125 (33.6) |
| Primary | 26 (7.0) |
| Secondary/Post‐secondary | 221 (59.4) |
| Father's number of children | |
| ≤4 | 112 (30.1) |
| 5‐9 | 155 (41.7) |
| 10‐14 | 62 (16.7) |
| ≥15 | 43 (11.6) |
| Siblings with SCD | |
| 0 | 222 (59.7) |
| 1 | 128 (34.4) |
| 2 | 22 (5.9) |
| Monthly household income (Naira) | |
| <30 000 | 350 (94.1) |
| ≥30 000 | 22 (5.9) |
| Health insurance | |
| Yes | 12 (3.2) |
| No | 360 (96.8) |
a
Others = Kanuri, Karekare.
b
Others = sister, grandmother, father.
c
Others = civil servant, student.