Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the caretakers of recruited children (n = 358)
From: Screening for developmental delay in urban Rwandan children: a cross sectional study
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Marital status | ||
Married | 263 | 73.5 |
Single | 94 | 26.3 |
Widower | 1 | 0.3 |
Relationship with the child | ||
Mother | 338 | 94.4 |
Father | 7 | 2 |
Other | 13 | 3.6 |
District of origin | ||
Nyarugenge | 92 | 25.7 |
Gasabo | 188 | 52.5 |
Kicukiro | 71 | 19.8 |
Out of Kigali | 7 | 2 |
Economic category | ||
Category I | 21 | 5.9 |
Category II | 190 | 53.1 |
Category III | 147 | 41.1 |
Medical insurance | ||
Yes | 321 | 89.7 |
No | 37 | 10.3 |
Education background | ||
Primary | 158 | 44.1 |
Secondary | 141 | 39.4 |
University | 37 | 10.3 |
None | 22 | 6.1 |
Disease during pregnancy | ||
None | 342 | 95.5 |
HIV | 15 | 4.2 |
Syphilis | 1 | 0.3 |
Alcohol and tobacco consumption during pregnancy | ||
None | 318 | 88.8 |
Alcohol | 37 | 10.3 |
Tobacco | 3 | 0.8 |