Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of 371 children and their mother's (caregivers) attending PML hospital in Accra, Ghana
From: Factors affecting malnutrition in children and the uptake of interventions to prevent the condition
Characteristic | Â | Nutritional status of child | |
|---|---|---|---|
Malnourished n, % | Well-nourished n, % | ||
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Female | 96 (52.7) | 90 (47.6) |
| Â | Male | 86 (47.3) | 99 (52.4) |
Age category | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | 6-9 months | 56 (30.8) | 55 (29.1) |
| Â | 10-11 month | 38 (20.9) | 27 (14.3) |
| Â | 12-24 months | 80 (44.0) | 82 (43.4) |
| Â | 25-59 months | 8 (4.3) | 25 (13.2) |
Mother's educational status | Â | Â | |
| Â | Uneducated | 25 (14.0) | 12 (6.5) |
| Â | Educated | 154 (86.0) | 174 (93.5) |
Mother's level of education (educated mothers) | Â | Â | |
| Â | Basic | 112 (72.7) | 93 (53.4) |
| Â | Post-basic | 42 (27.3) | 81 (46.6) |
Mother's occupational status | Â | Â | |
| Â | Unemployed | 33 (18.1) | 15 (7.9) |
| Â | Employed | 149 (81.9) | 174 (92.1) |
Monthly family income | Â | Â | |
|  | ≤200 GH Cedis1 | 67 (36.8) | 23 (12.2) |
| Â | >200 GH Cedis1 | 115 (63.2) | 166 (87.8) |