Table 3.
Caregiver’s reporting on children’s motivation, behaviour and child discipline at home during school closures (%)
| Total | Rural | Urban | Poorest | Middle | Richest | Illiterate | Literate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less motivated in learning | 51.5 | 55.3 | 39 | 47.3 | 48.8 | 56 | 49.6 | 53.2 |
| Crying more often | 32.1 | 29.4 | 40.7 | 27.7 | 35.1 | 32 | 33 | 31.2 |
| Speaking less well | 18.1 | 16.1 | 24.8 | 12.5 | 18.5 | 21 | 17.4 | 18.8 |
| Destroying things more often | 19 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 17 | 21.3 | 16.8 |
| Child punished since COVID-19 | 26.7 | 23.7 | 36.3 | 22.3 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 26 |
| Caregiver | ||||||||
| Comforted child more often | 64 | 62.4 | 69 | 48.2 | 67.9 | 69.5 | 57 | 70.4 |
| Asked their feelings more often | 61 | 57.8 | 71.7 | 48.2 | 63.7 | 66 | 54.8 | 66.8 |
| Listened to child more often | 64.4 | 60.5 | 77 | 52.7 | 65.5 | 70 | 58.7 | 69.6 |