Knowledge and Other Predictors of Child Welfare Clinic Completion among Children Aged 24–59 Months in the Garu-Tempane District of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study of Caregivers

Table 2

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents.

Variable	Frequency (n = 213)	Percentage (%)
Age of the child (in months)
24–36	121	56.8
37–48	65	30.5
49–59	27	12.7
Sex of the child
Male	110	51.6
Female	103	48.4
Birth weight of child missing	18	8.5
Below 2.5	28	13.1
2.5–4.0	165	77.5
Above 4.0	2	0.9
Age of the caregiver (in completed years)
20–29	99	46.5
30–39	90	42.2
40–49	20	9.4
≥50	4	1.9
Sex of the caregiver
Male	10	4.7
Female	203	95.3
Caregiver’s relationship with the child
Parent	195	91.5
Other relative	18	8.5
Marital status of the caregiver
Married	208	97.7
Single	5	2.3
Type of marriage (n = 208)
Monogamous	133	73.2
Polygamous	75	26.8
Occupation of the caregiver
Government worker	8	3.8
Trader	52	24.4
Farmer	153
Level of education of the caregiver
Primary	46	21.6
Junior High School (JHS)	29	13.6
Senior High School (SHS)	20	9.4
Tertiary	7	3.3
None	111	52.1
Religion of the caregiver
Christian	59	27.7
Islam	149	70.0
African traditional	5	2.3
Tribe of the caregiver
Kusaasi	126	59.2
Bimoba	29	13.6
Bissa	45	21.1
Mossi	13	6.1