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Table 1 Study population (n = 1359)

From: Care-seeking behaviour among febrile children under five in Togo

Children who had fever in the two weeks before the survey

 

N (%)

Age (months)

 0–11

221 (16.3)

 12–23

359 (26.4)

 24–35

289 (21.3)

 36–47

269 (19.7)

 48–59

221 (16.3)

Sex

 Male

694 (51.1)

 Female

665 (48.9)

Household head's sex

 Male

1151 (84.7)

 Female

208 (15.3)

Currently breastfeeding

 No

579 (42.6)

 Yes

780 (57.4)

Place of residence

 Urban

391 (28.7)

 Rural

968 (71.3)

Distance to the nearest health

 Big problem

479 (35.2)

 Not a big problem

880 (64.8)

Region

 Lome commune

256 (18.9)

 Maritime

204 (15.1)

 Plateaux

420 (30.0)

 Centrale

126 (09.2)

 Kara

134 (09.8)

 Savanes

219 (17.0)

Age of caregiver

 15–24

305 (22.4)

 25–34

682 (50.2)

 35–49

372 (27.4)

Caregivers' level of education

 No education

612 (45.1)

 Primary

472 (34.7)

 Secondary and high

275 (20.2)

Wealth index

 Poorest

339 (25.0)

 Poorer

314 (23.1)

 Middle

279 (20.5)

 Richer

238 (17.5)

 Richest

189 (13.9)

Marital status

 Married

1251 (92.1)

 Divorced/widowed

63 (04.6)

 Single

45 (03.3)

Occupation

 Farmer/trader

960 (70.6)

 Government worker

220 (16.2)

 Not working

179 (13.2)

Head of household's religion

 Animist/traditionalist

451 (33.2)

 Catholic

251 (18.4)

 Muslim

213 (15.6)

 Protestant and others christian

444 (32.8)

Ethnicity

 Ewe/mina/ana-ife

511 (37.6)

 Kabye/tem

331 (24.3)

 Paragroma/akposso/akebou

452 (33.3)

 Others

65 (04.8)