Risk Factors Associated with Severity of Nongenetic Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation) among Children Aged 2–18 Years Attending Kenyatta National Hospital

Table 1

Distribution sociodemographic characteristics among the children.

Variable		%
Age in years
2 to 3	31	32
4 to 5	31	32
6 and above	35	36
Mean (SD) = 5.6 (3.6)
Gender
Male	60	62
Female	37	38
Family setup
Both parents	72	74
Single mother	23	24
Orphan/adopted	1	1
Abandoned	1	1
Number of children in the family
1 child	55	57
2 children	25	26
3 children	14	14
4 children	3	3
Siblings’ history of intellectual disability
Yes	5	5
No	92	95
Degree of intellectual disability (ID)
Mild ID	23	24
Moderate ID	39	40
Severe/profound ID	22	23
Unspecified ID	13	13