| Patient (n = 148) | Caretaker (n = 92) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | % | n | % |
Age classes (years) | ||||
 <5 | 42 | 28.4 | – | – |
 ≥5 | 106 | 71.6 | 92 | 100.0 |
 Mean, median (minimum–maximum) | 13.4, 10 (1–60) | 34.4, 32 (13–68) |  |  |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 62 | 41.9 | 26 | 28.3 |
 Female | 86 | 58.1 | 66 | 71.7 |
Highest education level | ||||
 Illiterate | 7a | 12.5 | 21 | 22.8 |
 Primary | 16a | 28.6 | 23 | 25.0 |
 Secondary | 33a | 58.9 | 43 | 46.7 |
 Higher | – | – | 5 | 5.5 |
Household size | ||||
 1–4 members | 9 | 6.1 |  |  |
 5–15 members | 114 | 77.0 |  |  |
 >15 members | 25 | 16.9 |  |  |
 Mean household size (members) | 10.6 |  |  |  |
Household owns ≥1 insecticide-treated mosquito net | 137 | 92.6 |  |  |
Numbers of children <5Â years per households | ||||
 0 children | 14 | 9.5 |  |  |
 1 child | 28 | 18.9 |  |  |
 2–4 children | 91 | 61.5 |  |  |
 5–9 children | 15 | 10.1 |  |  |
Mean number of children <5Â years per household | 2.4 | Â | Â | Â |
Main 3 professions of heads of households | ||||
 Subsistence farmer | 58 | 39.2 |  |  |
 Civil servant | 15 | 10.1 |  |  |
 Teacher | 13 | 8.8 |  |  |