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Table 1 Characteristics of children and caregivers, according to study areas, OKT and DCO health districts, Benin, 2011

From: Low use of artemisinin-based combination therapy for febrile children under five and barriers to correct fever management in Benin: a decade after WHO recommendation

 

OKT (South)

DCO (North)

Characteristics

n

%

n

%

Children

Age (months)

 0–23

417

54.3

291

49.0

 24–60

351

45.7

303

51.0

Sex

 Male

397

51.7

307

51.7

 Female

371

48.3

287

48.3

Mother or caregiver’s (years)

Age

  ≤ 24

165

21.5

140

23.6

 25–29

239

31.1

128

21.6

 30–34

179

23.3

160

26.9

  ≥ 35

185

24.1

166

27.9

School level

 None

473

62.0

450

75.8

 Primary school at least

295

38.0

144

24.2

Profit- making activity

 Farmer

184

24.0

149

25.1

 Trade/business

572

74.4

377

63.5

 House wife

12

1.6

68

11.4

  1. The table contains two parts: information about the children and information about mothers or caregivers. The title of each part is highlighted by using the bold text