Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 798 caregivers by first treatment action taken, Rakai Uganda, 2006
| Â | Total | No Treatment% | Use Herbs% | Bought medicine% | Health Centre/Hosp (Govt/NGO)% | Private clinic% | HBMF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never been to School | 138 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 26.1 | 21.7 | 24.6 |
Primary | 226 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 36.4 |
Post primary | 320 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 20.2 | 42.1 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Catholic | 439 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 39.0 |
Protestants | 201 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 14.4 | 20.4 | 27.9 | 28.9 |
Moslems | 93 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 38.7 |
Other Christians | 35 | 2.9 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 14.3 | 20.0 | 25.7 |
Others | 30 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 23.3 | 13.3 | 30.0 | 23.3 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Peasant Farmer | 724 | 0.8 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 34.8 |
Private Business | 39 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 17.9 | 7.7 | 23.1 | 41.0 |
Civil Servant | 17 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 23.5 | 11.8 | 47.1 |
Others | 4 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 5.6 | 27.8 | 27.8 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married/living with spouse | 653 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 21.4 | 33.8 |
Widowed | 54 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 20.4 | 46.3 |
Divorced/Separated | 45 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 15.6 | 35.6 |
Single/Never married | 46 | 4.3 | 10.9 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 41.3 |