TABLE 1.

Socio‐demographic characteristics of the study participants

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age in years	Mean, [SD]	16, [5.9]
	<10	25	16.7
	11‐18	79	52.7
	>19	46	30.7
Sex of children	Male	74	49.3
	Female	76	50.7
Education of a child	Below primary	14	9.3
	Primary	57	38.0
	Secondary/above	79	52.7
Clinic	Mount Meru	88	58.7
	Meru	7	4.7
	KCMC	55	36.7
Time to clinic	Median, [IQR]	2, [1‐2]
	<2 h	79	52.7
	$\ge$2 h	71	47.3
Residence	Urban	76	50.7
	Rural	74	49.3
Primary care giver	Father	63	42.0
	Mother	80	53.3
	Others	7	4.7
Guardian education	$\le$Primary	91	60.7
	Secondary	40	26.7
	College/above	19	12.7
Guardian Occupation	Unemployed	129	86.0
	Employed	21	14.0

Values are given as both absolute numbers and percentages, (N = 150).

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.