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Table 1 Main characteristics of study participants

From: Adherence to prescribed artemisinin-based combination therapy in Garissa and Bunyala districts, Kenya

Bunyala District

< 5

5 - 14

≥ 15

Total

n = 212

n = 213

n = 221

n = 646

Patient sex*

        

   Male

99

(47.1%)

96

(45.1%)

89

(40.3%)

284

(44.2%)

   Female

111

(52.9%)

117

(54.9%)

130

(59.4%)

358

(55.8%)

Education of head of household*

      

   Never attended

13

(6.5%)

12

(6.1%)

23

(11.3%)

48

(8.0%)

   Primary

130

(65.0%)

97

(49.2%)

95

(46.8%)

322

(53.8%)

   Secondary

45

(22.5%)

60

(30.5%)

53

(26.1%)

158

(26.4%)

   Above secondary

10

(5.0%)

28

(14.2%)

32

(15.8%)

70

(11.7%)

   N/A

2

(1.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

2

(0.3%)

Employment of head of household*

      

   Agriculture

81

(40.3%)

83

(41.9%)

87

(43.1%)

251

(41.8%)

   Trade/private business

38

(18.9%)

36

(18.2%)

41

(20.3%)

115

(19.1%)

   Fishing

54

(26.9%)

34

(17.2%)

25

(12.4%)

113

(18.8%)

   School

1

(0.5%)

1

(0.5%)

0

(0.0%)

8

(4.0%)

   Unemployed

9

(4.5%)

11

(5.6%)

2

(1.0%)

22

(3.7%)

Household size*

        

   0-5

124

(58.5%)

80

(38.1%)

116

(57.4%)

320

(51.3%)

   ≥ 6

88

(41.5%)

130

(61.9%)

86

(42.6%)

304

(48.7%)

Children < 5 years in household*

        

   ≤ 1

65

(30.7%)

139

(66.2%)

146

(72. 3%)

350

(56.1%)

   > 1

147

(69.3%)

71

(33.8%)

56

(27.7%)

274

(43.9%)

Garissa District

  

< 15

≥ 15

Total

   

n = 136

n = 136

n = 272

Patient sex

        

   Male

  

71

(52.2%)

41

(30.2%)

112

(41.2%)

   Female

  

65

(47.8%)

95

(69.9%)

160

(58.8%)

Education of head of household

        

   Never attended

  

94

(69.1%)

84

(61.8%)

178

(65.4%)

   Primary

  

16

(11.8%)

22

(16.2%)

38

(14.0%)

   Secondary and above

  

26

(19.1%)

30

(22.1%)

56

(20.6%)

Employment of head of household

        

   Farming/other

  

39

(30.2%)

51

(37.5%)

90

(33.1%)

   Housewife

  

18

(13.2%)

7

(5.2%)

25

(9.2%)

   Own business

  

35

(25.7%)

39

(28.7%)

74

(27.2%)

   Retired/unemployed

  

43

(31.6%)

38

(27.9%)

81

(29.8%)

   In school

  

1

(0.7%)

1

(0.7%)

2

(0.7%)

Household size*

        

   0-5

  

36

(26.5%)

47

(34.8%)

83

(30.6%)

   ≥ 6

  

100

(73.5%)

88

(65.2%)

188

(69.3%)

Children < 5 years in household*

        

   ≤ 1

  

57

(41.9%)

80

(59.3%)

137

(50.6%)

   > 1

  

79

(58.1%)

55

(40.7%)

134

(49.5%)

  1. *Not all households provided complete demographic information in the survey