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Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the respondents and their households

From: Improving equity in malaria treatment: Relationship of socio-economic status with health seeking as well as with perceptions of ease of using the services of different providers for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria

 

Inyi

Udi

Oji

Nachi

 

N = 356

N = 326

N = 346

N = 323

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Status (spouse/rep)

309 (86.8)

267 (81.9)

310 (89.6)

281 (87.0)

Attended School

178 (50.0)

210 (64.4)

322 (93.1)

126 (39.0)

School years: Mean (SD)

4.50 (5.37)

5.54 (5.09)

9.81 (5.18)

2.97 (4.38)

Married

313 (87.9)

285 (87.4)

339 (98.0)

311 (96.3)

People in house: Mean (SD)

6.30 (3.45)

4.48 (5.55)

5.71 (2.10)

3.81 (2.14)

MALE respondent

23 (6.5)

3 (0.9)

18 (5.2)

16 (5.0)

AGE: Mean (SD)

42.44 (14.45)

43.08 (17.30)

39.00 (11.21)

51.68 (14.49)

Weekly food cost: Mean (SD)

2071.9 (2313.4)

1800.7 (1912.6)

2014.5 (1618.7)

983.5 (1872.4)

Own radio set

292 (82.0)

290 (89.0)

330 (95.4)

279 (86.4)

Own bicycle

255 (71.6)

53 (16.3)

41 (11.8)

136 (42.1)

Own motorcycle

91 (25.6)

40 (12.3)

86 (24.9)

17 (5.3)

Own motorcar

27 (7.6)

41 (12.6)

61 (17.6)

5 (1.5)

Own refrigerator

17 (4.8)

102 (31.3)

252 (72.8)

23 (7.1)