Research Article
Risk Factors of Anaemia among Children under Five Years in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana: A Case Control Study
Table 2
Socio demographic characteristics of mothers.
| | Characteristics | Cases [N=70]
n (%) | Controls [N=140]
n (%) | Total [N=210]
N (%) |
| | Maternal Age group (years) | | | | | 40 and above | 5 (7.1) | 17 (12.1) | 22 (10.5) | | 30 -39 | 35 (50.0) | 49 (35.0) | 84 (40.0) | | 20 – 29 | 26 (37.2) | 70 (50.0) | 96 (45.7) | | < 20 | 4 (5.7) | 4 (2.9) | 8 (3.8) | | Religious Affiliation | | | | | Christian | 68 (97.1) | 125 (89.3) | 193 (91.9) | | Islam | 2 (2.9) | 15 (10.7) | 17 (8.1) | | Tribe | | | | | Ewe | 60 (85.7) | 101 (72.1) | 161 (76.7) | | Guan | 9 (12.9) | 33 (23.6) | 42 (20.0) | | Akan and Others | 1 (1.4) | 6 (4.3) | 7 (3.3) | | Educational level | | | | | None | 2 (2.8) | 14 (10.0) | 16 (7.6) | | Primary/JHS | 55 (78.6) | 106 (75.7) | 161 (76.7) | | Secondary | 13 (18.6) | 20 (14.3) | 33 (15.7) | | Occupation | | | | | Unemployed | 13 (18.6) | 23 (16.4) | 36 (17.1) | | Civil servant | 4 (5.7) | 6 (4.3) | 10 (4.8) | | Farmer | 13 (18.6) | 39 (27.9) | 52 (24.8) | | Trader/Hair dresser | 40 (57.1) | 72 (51.4) | 112 (53.3) | | Marital Status | | | | | Single | 15 (21.4) | 24 (17.1) | 39 (18.6) | | Married | 55 (78.6) | 116 (82.9) | 171 (81.4) | | Parity | | | | | 1 -2 | 30 (42.9) | 69 (49.3) | 99 (47.1) | | 3 -4 | 26 (37.1) | 45 (32.1) | 71 (33.8) | | > 4 | 14 (20.0) | 26 (18.6) | 40 (19.0) | | Monthly income | | | | | <100 | 45 (64.3) | 79 (56.4) | 124 (59.0) | | 100 -200 | 19 (27.1) | 49 (35.0) | 68 (32.4) | | 200+ | 6 (8.6) | 12 (8.6) | 18 (8.6) | | Socio economic status | | | | | Low SES | 17 (24.3) | 42 (30.0) | 59 (28.1) | | Middle SES | 24 (34.3) | 47 (33.6) | 71 (33.8) | | High SES | 29 (41.4) | 51 (36.4) | 80 (38.1) |
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