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Table 1 Socio-demographic Data of the Respondents

From: Who is to blame? Perspectives of caregivers on barriers to accessing healthcare for the under-fives in Butere District, Western Kenya

Characteristic of Respondents

Percentage

Gender (n = 397)

 

Female

97.7

Male

2.3

Age (n = 397)

 

Below 20

9.3

20 - 29

61.2

30 - 39

22.2

40 - 49

4.0

50 & Above

0.3

Don't Know Age

3.0

Relation with the Child (n = 397)

 

Mother

95.7

Father

2.0

Grandparent

2.3

Marital Status (n = 396)

 

Married, Monogamous

83.1

Married, Polygamous

8.3

Single Parent

Divorced/separated/widowed

7.3

1.3

Educational Attainment (n = 397)

 

None

5.8

Primary Incomplete

48.1

Primary Complete

32.2

Secondary

11.1

Tertiary

2.8

Employment Status (n = 392)

 

Unemployed

33.7

Trader

20.2

Peasant Farmer

24.2

Self Employed

15.8

Formally Employed

5.6

Level of Income (n = 397)

 

Less than Ksh 5,000

69.6

Ksh 5,000 and above

30.4