Table 1.

The social demographic characteristics of the study participants and their caregivers

Variable	Mean ± SD	Median (range)
Age (years)	7.1 ± 3.9	5 (3–17)
Birth weight (Kg)	3 ± 3.0	3 (1–4.8)
Number of siblings	3.3 ± 1.3	3 (1–6)

	Frequency N (%)
Sex
Female	45 (50)
Male	45 (50)
Birth facility
Home	3 (3.3)
Health facility	77 (85.5)
Don’t know	10 (11.1)
Caregivers’ age category
20 years or younger	1 (11.1)
21–30	41 (46.1)
31–40	30 (33.7)
41–50	13 (14.6)
51 or older	4 (4.5)
Caregivers’ marital status
Single	24 (27)
Married	51 (57.3)
Divorced/Separated/Widowed	14 (15.7)
Caregivers’ level of education
Primary	27 (30)
Secondary	29 (32.2)
College	32 (35.6)
Don’t know	2 (2.2)
Caregivers’ monthly income
< $13.50	44 (44.8)
$13.50–$27	11 (12.2)
$27–$54	8 (8.8)
> $54)	25 (27.7)