Table 1 Study population demographic characteristics, N = 46

n

n

n (%)

Gender

Males

11

14

25 (54)

χ ² = 0.049

0.825

Females

9

12

21 (46)

df = 1*

Mean age of children in months (SD)

44 (49)

12 (7)

26 (36)

U = 170.0, Z = −1.928

0.047

GMFCS Level

I

5

8

13(28)

U = 0.790

0.448

II

3

4

7 (15)

Z = 0.429

III

2

4

6 (13)

IV

2

2

4 (9)

V

8

8

16 (35)

CP type

Spastic

16

21

37 (80)

χ ² = 0.0

0.948

df = 3

Athetoid/dyskinetic

3

2

5 (11)

Ataxic

1

1

2 (4)

Mixed

0

2

2 (4)

Mean caregiver age (SD) in years

33 (12)

28 (5)

30.4 (9.2)

U = 192.00, Z = 1.496

0.134

Relationship to child

Mother

16

22

38 (83)

χ ² = .710

0.701

df = 2

Grandmother

2

3

5 (11)

Sibling

2

1

3 (7)

Caregiver

Primary

2

2

4(9)

χ ² = 4.268

0.371

df = 3

Educational level

Secondary

13

17

30 (65)

Tertiary

4

5

9 (20)

None

1

2

3 (7)

Caregiver

Unemployed

12

16

28 (61)

χ ² = 0.802

0.67

df = 2

Employment status

Informally employed

7

7

14 (30)

Formally employed

1

3

4 (9)