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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of caregivers of children under 10 years

From: Factors impacting test-based management of suspected malaria among caregivers of febrile children and private medicine retailers within rural communities of Fanteakwa North District, Ghana

Characteristics

n(%)

Asirebuso

n(%)

Ahomamu

n(%)

Dominase

n(%)

Dedeso

n(%)

 

254 (100)

38 (14.96)

91 (35.83)

72 (28.35)

53 (20.87)

Gender

 Male

7 (2.76)

1 (2.63)

6 (6.59)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Female

247 (97.24)

37 (97.37)

85 (93.41)

72 (100)

53 (100)

Age (years)

 16–25

52 (20.47)

3 (7.89)

23 (25.27)

12 (16.67)

14 (26.42)

 26–35

94 (37.01)

16 (42.11)

35 (38.46)

22 (30.56)

21 (39.62)

 36–45

66 (26.98)

11 (28.95)

25 (27.47)

18 (25.00)

12 (22.64)

 46–55

27 (10.63)

4 (10.53)

7 (7.69)

12 (16.67)

4 (7.55)

  > 55

11 (4.33)

2 (5.26)

1 (1.10)

7 (9.72)

1 (1.89)

 unknown

4 (1.57)

2 (5.26)

0 (0)

1 (1.39)

1 (1.89)

Marital Status

 Single

32 (12.59)

4 (10.53)

17 (18.68)

5 (6.94)

6 (11.32)

 Married

204 (80.31)

33 (86.84)

71 (78.02)

57 (79.17)

43 (81.13)

 Separated

6 (2.36)

0 (0)

1 (1.1)

3 (4.17)

2 (3.77)

 Widowed

10 (3.94)

0 (0)

2 (2.20)

6 (8.33)

2 (3.77)

 No response

2 (0.79)

1 (2.63)

0 (0)

1 (1.39)

0 (0)

Level of education

 No education

75 (29.53)

14 (36.84)

21 (23.08)

19 (26.39)

21 (39.62)

 Primary school

70 (27.56)

10 (26.32)

24 (26.37)

28 (38.89)

8 (15.09)

 Junior High School

85 (33.46)

11 (28.95)

32 (35.16)

21 (29.17)

21 (39.62)

 Senior high school

15 (5.91)

2 (5.26)

10 (10.99)

1 (1.39)

2 (3.77)

 Tertiary

7 (2.76)

0 (0)

4 (4.40)

2 (2.78)

1 (1.89)

 No response

2 (0.79)

1 (2.63)

0 (0)

1 (1.39)

0 (0)

Religion

 None

3 (1.18)

1 (2.63)

2 (2.20)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Christianity

232 (91.34)

32 (84.21)

87 (95.60)

70 (97.22)

43 (81.13)

 Islam

16 (6.30)

4 (10.53)

2 (2.20)

0 (0)

10 (18.87)

 Others

1 (0.39)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.39)

0 (0)

 No response

2 (0.79)

1 (2.63)

0 (0)

1 (1.39)

0 (0)

Primary occupation

 Unemployed

27 (10.62)

0 (0)

17 (18.68)

3 (4.17)

7 (13.21)

 Farming/fishing

126 (49.61)

23 (60.53)

42 (46.15)

39 (54.17)

22 (41.51)

 Petty trader

66 (25.98)

12 (31.58)

16 (17.58)

23 (31.94)

15 (28.30)

 Civil servant

7 (2.76)

0 (0)

3 (3.30)

2 (2.78)

2 (3.77)

 Artisan

16 (6.30)

0 (0)

12 (13.19)

1 (1.39)

3 (5.66)

 others

10 (3.94)

2 (5.26)

1 (1.10)

3 (4.17)

4 (7.55)

 No response

2 (0.79)

1 (2.63)

0 (0)

1 (1.39)

0 (0)