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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Participants (n=81) and Households (n=25)

From: Treatment actions and treatment failure: case studies in the response to severe childhood febrile illness in Mali

Participant characteristics (n=81)

n

Average Age (Range)

Age (years)

  

Mothers

25 (30.9%)

30.7 (19–40)

Other participants

56 (69.1%)

47.4 (24–70)

Child

--

2.3 (0.5– 5)

Participants per household

--

3.2 (1 – 7)

Household characteristics (n=25)

n

Percent

Primary source of household income

  

 Farming

21

84%

 Teacher

2

8%

 Market vendor

1

4%

 Motorcycle repair

1

4%

Family structure

  

 Monogamous

14

56%

 Polygamous

11

44%

Health centre in household’s village

13

52%