Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study population (n = 5514).

Variable	Number of children	Percentage of the total sample (%)
Study site/state
1 Ipogun (Ondo)	308	5.59
2 Ilara-Mokin (Ondo)	302	5.48
3 Alie Ilie (Osun)	300	5.44
4 Lie Twon (Osun)	301	5.46
5 Ikwo (Ebonyi)	536	9.72
6 Ohaozara (Ebonyi)	548	9.94
7 Onicha (Ebonyi)	537	9.74
8 Ishielu (Ebonyi)	548	9.94
9 Nkanu east (Enugu)	572	10.37
10 Anambra west (Anambra)	539	9.78
11 Gwer east (Benue)	567	10.28
12 Jos north (Plateau)	456	8.27
Gender
Female	2324	42.15
Male	3190	57.85
Age (years)
5–8	2579	46.77
9–11	1596	28.95
12–14	1339	24.28