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Table 2 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of caretaker of the 562 preschool-age children that participated in the study in Hoima District

From: Prevalence, intensity and factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths infections among preschool-age children in Hoima district, rural western Uganda

Variable

Frequency (N = 562)

Percentage (%)

Number of children under five

 1

176

31.3

 2

261

46.4

 3

83

14.8

  > 3

42

7.5

Marital status

 Never married

152

27.0

 Married

351

62.5

 Widowed/divorced

59

10.5

Caretaker’s education level

 No formal education

144

25.6

 Primary

227

43.8

 Secondary

150

23.3

 Tertiary

41

7.3

Caretaker’s occupation

 Peasant

413

73.5

 Self employed

111

19.7

 Formal employment

38

6.8

SES quintiles

 Lowest

114

20.3

 Second

111

19.8

 Middle

122

21.7

 Fourth

107

19.0

 Highest

108

19.2

Religion

 Christians

358

63.7

 Non Christians

204

36.3