| Group | Steady | % | Crisis | % | Control | % |
| N | 30 |
| 30 |
| 22 |
|
| Age (Years) |
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| <5 Yrs | 6 | 20 | 15 | 50 | 7 | 31.8 |
| 5 Yrs Above | 24 | 80 | 15 | 50 | 15 | 68.2 |
| Gender |
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|
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| Male | 15 | 50 | 13 | 43.3 | 7 | 31.8 |
| Female | 15 | 50 | 17 | 56.7 | 15 | 68.2 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Hausa/Fulani | 27 | 90.0 | 27 | 90.0 | 20 | 90.9 |
| Yoruba | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.7 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Igbo | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Level of Education Mother |
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|
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|
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| Primary | 3 | 10.0 | 6 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Secondary | 12 | 40.0 | 10 | 33.3 | 6 | 31.8 |
| Tertiary | 8 | 26.7 | 4 | 13.3 | 15 | 63.6 |
| Non formal | 7 | 23.3 | 10 | 33.3 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Mother’s Income |
|
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|
|
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| <18,000 | 16 | 53.3 | 25 | 83.3 | 6 | 27.3 |
| 25,000 - 40,000 | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 50,000 - 100,000 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 27.3 |
| >100,000 | 2 | 6.7 |
|
| 0 | 0.0 |