Research Article
Hygiene and Sanitation Practices and the Risk of Morbidity among Children 6–23 Months of Age in Kumbungu District, Ghana
Table 1
Socio-demographic characteristics of the children and their mothers.
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Sex of child | Female | 166 (55.3) |
| Age of child | <12 months | 90 (30.0) | 12–24 months | 210 (70.0) |
| Ethnicity | Dagomba | 298 (99.3) | Other | 2 (0.7) |
| Religion | Islam | 287 (95.6) | Christianity | 11 (3.7) | Other | 2 (0.7) |
| Age of mother | 15–25 years | 107 (35.9) | 26–35 years | 147 (49.3) | ≥36 years | 44 (14.8) |
| Educational status of mother | Nonliterate | 242 (80.7) | Literate | 58 (19.3) |
| Occupation of mother | Unemployed | 64 (21.3) | Farmer | 169 (56.3) | Petty trader | 67 (22.3) |
| Parity of mother | ≤5 children | 40 (13.3) | >5 children | 260 (86.7) |
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