Table 1.

Number of children exhibiting different externalizing behaviour problems, as perceived by caregivers

Behaviour problem	Illustrative quotes	Number of caregivers who perceived this behaviour in their child (n = 29)
Fighting with peers/siblings	“When he is amongst friends or relatives obviously one has to cry, and I know that he is the cause.” (BPS25)	24
Stubbornness/difficulty following directions	“When you go there to pick her, she will say ‘Leave me alone, you have to do your things and I will do mine.’” (BPS24)	18
Short-temperedness	“He takes time to forget things, maybe he can even refuse the thing because you have delayed giving it to him. Yes, he is quick tempered." (BPS19)	9
Throwing stones/stoning others	“My house is on top and there are other houses downwards, so he will just be throwing stones to those houses.” (BPS10)	5
Destroying items	“I don’t know what moves in his mind, recently he has broken the charcoal stove, it’s new.” (BPS23)	5
Using obscene language	“The main problem that was troubling me was fighting with his friends and swearing at old people.” (BPS1)	4