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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in Omo Nada, Tiro Afeta and Sokoru Districts, southwest Ethiopia, April, 2010.

From: Determinants of delay in malaria treatment-seeking behaviour for under-five children in south-west Ethiopia: a case control study

Variable

Patient Category

 

Cases

Controls

Age category of the respondent

   15 - 25

49 (31.6%)

60 (38.7%)

   26 - 35

94 (60.6%)

84 (54.2%)

   ≥36

12 (7.7%)

11 (7.1%)

Occupation of the respondent

   Farmer

76 (49.0%)

66 (42.6%)

   Gov't employee

17 (11.0%)

20 (12.9%)

   NGO employee

1 (0.6%)

4 (2.6%)

   Student

8 (5.2%)

9 (5.8%)

   House wife

49 (31.6%)

40 (25.8%)

   Merchant

4 (2.6%)

16 (10.3%)

Average monthly income

   ≤ 500.00

7 (4.5%)

12 (7.7%)

   501.00 - 999.00

67 (43.2%)

50(32.3%)

   ≥ 1000

81 (52.3%)

93 (60.0%)

Educational status of the respondent

   Illiterate

77 (49.7%)

59 (38.1%)

   Read and write

25 (16.1%)

25 (16.1%)

   1 - 4 grade

8 (5.2%)

14 (9.0%)

   5 - 8 grade

21 (13.5%)

24 (15.5%)

   9 - 10 grade

13 (8.4%)

19 (12.3%)

   preparatory & +

11 (7.1%)

14 (9.0%)

Family size of the household

   ≤ 3

11 (7.1%)

23 (14.8%)

   4-6

97 (62.6%)

96 (61.9%)

   > 6

47 (30.3%)

36 (23.2%)

Type of marriage

   Polygamy

44 (35.2%)

9 (6.7%)

   Monogamy

81 (64.8%)

126 (93.3%)

Number of under-five children in the house hold

   1 - 2

130 (83.9%)

136 (87.7%)

   3 - 4

25 (16.1%)

19 (12.3%)

Age category of the child (in month)

   ≤ 12

37 (23.8%)

34 (21.9%)

   13 - 24

39 (25.2%)

36 (23.2%)

   > 24

79 (50.8%)

85 (54.8%)

Sex of the child

   Male

91 (58.7%)

97 (62.6%)

   Female

64 (41.3%)

58 (37.4%)