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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the caregivers (N = 811)

From: Factors associated with appropriate home management of uncomplicated malaria in children in Kassena-Nankana district of Ghana and implications for community case management of childhood illness: a cross-sectional study

Variable

n (%) (95% CI)

Age group (years)

 

 15-24

208 (25.7) (22.7-28.8)

 25-34

383 (47.2) (43.7-50.7)

 ≥35

220 (27.1) (24.1-30.3)

Mean age (SD) (95% CI of mean)

29.9 (7.3) (29.4-30.4)

Educational level

 

 No formal education

442 (54.5) (51.0-58.0)

 Primary

207 (25.5) (22.6-28.7)

 Secondary School

110 (13.6) (11.3-16.1)

 Tertiary

52 (6.4) (4.8-8.3)

Religion

 

 Traditional

202 (24.9) (22.0-28.0)

 Christianity

547 (67.4) (64.1-70.7)

 Moslem

50 (6.2) (4.6-8.1)

 Others

12 (1.5) (0.8-2.6)

Occupation

 

 None

144 (17.8) (15.2-20.6)

 Farmer

409 (50.4) (47.0-53.9)

 Trader/Civil servant

258 (31.8) (28.6-35.1)

Relationship to child

 

 Biological mother

796 (98.1) (97.0-99.0)

 Care taker

8 (1.0) (0.4-1.9)

 Grand mother

7 (0.9) (0.3-1.8)

Marital status

 

 Married

745 (91.9) (89.8-93.7)

 Other*

66 (8.1) (6.4-10.2)

Socio-economic status

 

 Lowest

166 (20.5) (17.7-23.4)

 Middle low

164 (20.2) (17.5-23.2)

 Middle

159 (19.6) (16.9-22.5)

 Middle high

176 (21.7) (18.9-24.7)

 Highest

147 (18.0) (15.5-21.0)

  1. *Other – single, divorced, separated and widowed.