From: An exploration of caregiver burden for children with nodding syndrome (lucluc) in Northern Uganda
Variable | Sub county 1 (Atanga) | |
---|---|---|
Age: mean   Oldest   Youngest | 14.16 (2.4) 18 6 | SD 9.7 |
Child gender (n = 54) | n (%) | |
 Male | 25 (46.3) | |
 Female | 29 (53.7) | |
Class attended (n = 54) | n (%) | |
 Lower primary | 8 (18.6) | |
 Middle primary | 4 (7.5) | |
 Upper primary | 1 (1.9) | |
 Not in School | 38 (70.4) | |
Religion of the child (n = 54) | n (%) | |
 Protestant | 10 (18.5) | |
 Catholic | 30 (55.6) | |
 Christian saved sect- | 8 (14.8) | |
 Believers in tradition | 0 | |
 Not religious | 6 (11.1) | |
Is your father alive: (n = 54) | n (%) | |
 No | 14 (25.9) | |
 Yes | 40 (74.1) | |
Is your mother alive: (n = 54) | n (%) | |
 No | 2 (3.7) | |
 Yes | 52 (96.3) | |
Whom did you leave with: (n = 54) | n (%) | |
 With parent(s) or guardian | 43 (79.6) | |
 With other relatives | 4 (7.4) | |
 With grandmother or grand father | 6 (11.1) | |
 Other persons | 1 (1.9) | |
School Attendance: (n = 54) | n (%) | |
 Going to school | 7 (12.9) | |
 Not going to school | 47 (87.1) |