The impact of equity factors on receipt of timely appropriate care for children with suspected malaria in eastern Uganda

Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of study population

Characteristics	Total
Characteristics	n	%
Total number of completed questionnaires for children aged 6–59 months with fever during the past 2 weeks	695	100
Age of child
Mean (S.D.), months	33.8 (14.6)
6 months – 1 year	62	8.9
1–3 years	297	42.7
3–5 years	333	47.9
Missing	3	0.4
TOTAL	695	100
Sex of child
Female	362	52.1
Male	333	47.9
TOTAL	695	100
Caregiver relationship to child
Mother	518	74.5
Father	69	9.9
Aunt	10	1.4
Uncle	1	0.1
Grandmother	9	1.3
Grandfather	57	8.2
Other*	8	1.2
Missing	23	3.3
TOTAL	695	100
Wealth index (quintiles)
Lowest	115	16.6
2nd	129	18.6
Middle	150	21.6
4th	130	18.7
Highest	72	10.4
Missing	99	14.2
TOTAL	695	100
Rurality
Semi-urban	115	16.6
Rural	580	83.4
TOTAL	695	100.00

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