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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Role of traditional healers in the management of severe malaria among children below five years of age: the case of Kilosa and Handeni Districts, Tanzania

Characteristics

Mothers/caretakers

Traditional healers

No. participants

84

41

Gender

  

Females

41 (100%)

14 (34%)

Males

0 (0%)

27 (66%)

Age (years)

  

15–19

2 (2.4%)

0 (0%)

20–29

46 (54.8%)

0 (0%)

30–39

30 (35.7%)

3 (7.3%)

40–49

6 (7.1%)

3 (7.3%)

50–59

0 (0%)

5 (12.2%)

60–69

0 (0%)

5 (12.2%)

70–79

0 (0%)

18 (44%)

80–89

0 (0%)

7 (17%)

Educational level

  

None

24 (28.6%)

17 (41.5%)

Primary

57 (67.9%)

24 (58.5%)

Secondary

3 (3.5%)

0 (0%)

Above secondary

0 (0%)

0 (0%)