Risk Factors Associated with Severity of Nongenetic Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation) among Children Aged 2–18 Years Attending Kenyatta National Hospital
Table 2
Selected sociodemographic and economic characteristics of mothers.
Variable
%
Age of the mother
21–35 years
80
82.5
≥36 years
17
17.5
Age of the mother at the time of child’s birth
Below 20 years
6
6.2
21–35 years
84
86.6
≥36 years
7
7.2
Age of the father
21–35 years
54
58.7
≥36 years
38
41.3
Missing
5
Age of the father at the time of birth of the child
21–35 years
68
73.9
≥36 years
24
26.1
Missing
5
Highest level of education of the mother
Primary level
31
32
Secondary level
56
57.7
College/university Level
10
10.3
Highest level of education of the father
No formal education
2
2.2
Primary level
8
8.7
Secondary level
54
58.7
College/university Level
28
30.4
Missing
5
Occupation of the mother
Regular employment
30
30.9
Casual employment
46
47.4
Unemployed
21
21.6
Occupation of the father
Regular employment
48
52.2
Casual employment
42
45.7
Unemployed
2
2.2
Missing
5
Whether the father smokes
Yes
27
29.3
No
65
70.7
Missing
5
Average monthly income in the family in Kenyan Shillings
