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Table 1 Demographics and Characteristics of the Study Participants (N = 40)

From: Caregiver’s perspectives on facilitators and barriers of active participation in cerebral palsy rehabilitation in North West Nigeria: a qualitative study

Variable

 

%

Mean age of the caregivers

27.17 ± 4.46 (21–40) years

 

Gender (female/male)

40/0

100%/ 0%

Relationship with the child (mother/others)

38/2

95% /5%

Mean time since caregiving started

2.90 ± 1.55 (1–8) years

 

Mean age of the children

3.00 ± 1.68 (1–8) years

 

Range of number of children

(2–8)

 

Range of number of dependents

(2–9)

 

Level of education (primary/ secondary /higher institution/ none)

3/ 31/ 6/ 0

7.5%/ 77.5%/ 15%/ 0%

Religion (Islam/ Christianity/ Others)

40/ 0/ 0

100%/ 0%/ 0%

Occupation (housewife/ business/ civil servant/ others)

23/ 14/ 3/ 0

57.5%/ 35%/ 7.5%/ 0%

Marital status (married (currently)/ single)

40/ 0

100%/ 0%

Tribe (Hausa/ Fulani/ Yoruba/ Igbo

36/ 4/ 0/ 0

80%/ 20%/ 0%/ 0%

Gender of the child (female/male)

28/ 12

70%/ 30%