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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of caregivers

From: Caregivers’ treatment-seeking behaviors and predictors of whether a child received an appropriate antimalarial treatment: a household survey in rural Uganda

Caregiver characteristics

Mean

SD

Caregiver characteristics

Number

Percent

Age (n = 406)

31 years

10

Currently Working for a Wage (n = 420)

  
   

 No

393

(93.6)

 

n

(%)

 Yes

27

(6.4)

Gender (n = 420)

Work Done in Last 12 Months (n = 420)

 Female

361

(86.0)

 Yes

347

(82.6)

 Male

59

(14.0)

 No

73

(17.4)

Relationship to Head of Household (n = 418)

Current Occupation (N = 419)

 Wife

310

(74.2)

 Peasant farmer

351

(83.8)

 Household head

72

(17.2)

 Housewife

35

(8.4)

 Daughter/son

15

(3.6)

 Petty trade/unskilled laborer

16

(3.8)

 Daughter-in-law

10

(2.4)

 Professional/shop keeper

7

(1.7)

 Parent

5

(1.2)

 Other

10

(2.4)

 Husband

3

(0.7)

Tribe (n = 419)

 Sibling

3

(0.7)

 Banyole

312

(74.5)

Relationship to Index Child (n = 424)

 Bagwere

55

(13.1)

 Mother

335

(79.0)

 Bagisu

18

(4.3)

 Father

46

(10.8)

 Basoga

16

(3.8)

 Grandparent

31

(7.3)

 Jopadhola

9

(2.1)

 Household head

9

(2.1)

 Itseso

4

(1.0)

 Aunt

3

(0.7)

 Other

5

(1.2)

Part of the Household (n = 423)

Religion (n = 424)

 Yes

422

(99.8)

 Protestant

211

(49.8)

 No

1

(0.2)

 Muslim

139

(32.8)

Highest Level of Education (n = 419)

 Catholic

57

(13.4)

 None

73

(17.4)

 Born Again Christian

10

(2.4)

 Primary incomplete

228

(54.4)

 7th Day Adventist

3

(0.7)

 Primary complete

48

(11.5)

 Other

4

(0.9)

 Secondary incomplete

54

(12.9)

   

 Secondary complete

7

(1.7)

   

 Post-secondary (technical/ University)

9

(2.1)