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Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents

From: What influences availability of medicines for the community management of childhood illnesses in central Uganda? Implications for scaling up the integrated community case management programme

Variable

Respondents (N = 300)

n (%)

Sex

Male

61 (20.3)

 

Female

239 (79.7)

Age

20–29 years

28 (9.3)

 

30–39 years

85 (28.3)

 

40–49 years

100 (33.3)

 

50–50 years

77 (25.6)

 

>60 years

10 (3.3)

Education

None/primary

68 (22.7)

 

Secondary

195 (65.0)

 

Tertiary

37 (12.3)

Religion

Catholic

78 (26.0)

 

Protestant

121 (40.3)

 

Moslem

56 (18.6)

 

Others

45 (15.3)

Marital status

Never married

21 (7.0)

 

Married

173 (57.7)

 

Separated

60 (20.0)

 

Divorced

46 (15.5)

Occupation

Unemployed

63 (21.0)

 

Formal employment

43 (14.3)

 

Self-employment

175 (58.3)

 

Others

19 (6.3)