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Table 3 Characteristics of febrile patients exiting registered drug shops

From: Treatment of fevers prior to introducing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria in registered drug shops in Uganda

Patient characteristics

Frequency

Age (years), N=540

 

   <5

190 (35%)

   5-14

120 (22%)

   ≥15

230 (43%)

Sex, N=540

 

   Male

248 (46%)

   Female

292 (54%)

Pregnant † , N=127

 

   Yes

9 (7%)

   No

118 (93%)

Education (or caregiver education) ‡ , N=353

 

   None

45 (13%)

   Primary

196 (55%)

   Secondary

99 (28%)

   Tertiary (Technical/University)

13 (4%)

Marital status § n=533

 

   Single

375 (71%)

   Married/Cohabiting

129 (24%)

   Widowed/Separated

29 (5%)

Wealth index* n=539

 

   Poorest

210 (39%)

   Less poor

164 (30%)

   Least poor

165 (31%)

Presenting symptoms #

 

   Cough

224 (41%)

   Common cold

184 (34%)

   Headache

100 (19%)

   Abdominal pain

74 (14%)

   Diarrhoea

56 (10%)

  1. Notes:
  2. † Only asked among females aged 15 years and over (n=127).
  3. ‡ Not all customers interpreted the question as the education of the patient or caregiver if the patient is a child. Hence results on available for 353 patients.
  4. § Marital status is not known for 7 patients.
  5. *Wealth index was not known for 1 patient. Variables included in the calculation of the wealth index were household occupation, housing type, ownership of radio, bicycle, boda boda (motorbike), car, shop.
  6. # Patients may have presented with more than one symptom.
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