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Table 1 Background information on mothers interviewed for the study (n = 110)

From: Community response to artemisinin-based combination therapy for childhood malaria: a case study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Residence

n

%

Chamazi Kwamkongo

30

27.27

Kiponza

13

11.83

Kisewe

29

26.36

Mbande Kijiji

31

28.18

Wembebamia

07

6.36

Age

  

17-21

15

13.63

22-26

38

34.54

27-31

26

23.63

32-36

10

9.10

40-50

21

19.10

Education

  

Nil

16

14.55

Primary school years 1-6

18

16.36

Primary school year 7

70

63.64

Primary school year 8

2

1.81

Secondary school Form 2

4

3.64

Marital Status

  

Married

57

51.82

Unmarried

34

30.91

Widow

2

1.81

Divorced

17

15.46

Religion

  

Muslim

91

82.73

Christian

19

17.27

Number of Children

  

1

36

32.73

2

32

29.09

3

20

18.18

4

14

12.73

5-7

8

7.27

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