Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of children in general medical facilities* (%)
Variables
 All sites (n)
 KNH (n)
 Embu (n)
 Kiambu (n)
 Kikuyu (n)
 Kajiado (n)
 Kibera (n)
 Makindu (n)
 Naivasha (n)
 Magadi (n)
Age in years
 408
 117
 27
 134
 24
 33
 23
 28
 12
 10
     11 to 13
 13.7
 12.9
 11.5
 10.3
 21.7
 21.3
 21.7
 18.5
 28.5
 20.0
     14 to 16
 56.4
 58.1
 57.7
 57.4
 56.4
 63.6
 56.4
 40.7
 28.5
 40.0
     17 to 18
 29.9
 29.1
 30.7
 32.4
 21.7
 15.1
 21.7
 40.7
 35.7
 40.0
Gender
 383
 111
 23
 128
 22
 31
 22
 24
 12
 10
     Male
 59.1
 62.5
 52.2
 70.8
 54.5
 45.2
 54.5
 52.2
 42.9
 0
     Female
 40.9
 37.5
 47.8
 29.2
 45.5
 54.8
 45.5
 47.8
 57.1
 100
Religion
 396
 111
 25
 130
 24
 31
 22
 27
 11
 10
     Christian
 93.5
 95.7
 96
 90.9
 100
 87.4
 100
 100
 69.2
 100
     Muslim
 5.5
 3.4
 4
 9.1
 0
 12.6
 0
 0
 7.7
 0
     Others
 1.2
 0.9
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 23.1
 0
Education levela
 395
 115
 27
 128
 24
 30
 22
 27
 12
 10
     College
 1.3
 0
 0
 3.1
 0
 0
 0
 3.8
 0
 0
     Primary
 39.6
 49.6
 66.7
 18.5
 45.5
 40
 45.5
 53.9
 85.7
 60
     Secondary
 59.1
 50.4
 33.3
 78.4
 54.5
 60
 54.5
 42.3
 14.3
 40

aPrimary level = 1 to 8 years of formal education; secondary level = 1 to 4 years of post-primary education; college level = post-secondary education.

KNH = Kenyatta National Hospital.

*from Figure 1, these different facilities represent different shades of characteristics

Ndetei et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2009 8:25   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-8-25
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