An analysis of child labour and health status in cocoa farming households was undertaken using
descriptive analysis and logit regression model. A total sample of 60 household heads and 60 children
used for cocoa farming were collected, 90% male and 10% female adult household heads responded
while 57% male children and 43% female children were sampled randomly. The mean ages were 55
years for adults and 15 years for children. Ninety eight percent of the adult respondents have farming
as a major occupation while 95% use their children on the farm. No pay was given to any child by
adults when they are engaged in economic activities. The average household size was 10. Ninety five
percent of the children sampled are pupils in primary institutions in the area. Household size and time
spent on farm by children used on cocoa farms have significant and indirect relationship with the occurrence
of disease, while income per annum and expenses on clothing and footwear have direct and
significant effect on the occurrence of disease among the children used as labour on the farms. The
prominence of child labour in farming activities as revealed in the study centers on the participation of
male and female children in Spraying (100%), Harvesting (100%), processing (100%), transporting
(100%) and marketing (100%).resulting in the prevalence of adverse health challenges such as headache
(15.85 times per month per child), stomach-ache (10.95 times per month per child), and malaria
fever (10.00 times per month per child).