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Table 2 Respondents’ age, level of education, number of children and occupation

From: Caustic soda ingestion in children under-5 years presenting for fluoroscopic examinations in an Academic Hospital in Ghana

Demographic variable

Number

Percent

Age (years)

 ≤ 24

16

28.1

 25–35

22

38.6

 36–45

7

12.2

 ≥46

12

21.1

Level of education

 No formal education

32

56.1

 Hairdressing apprenticeship

12

21.1

 Junior Secondary School (JSS)

10

17.5

 Senior Secondary School (SSS)

3

5.3

Number of children

 ≤3

19

33.3

 4–5

29

50.9

 6–7

9

15.8

Occupation

 Soap makers

41

72.0

 Farmers

10

17.5

 Traders

6

10.5