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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Economic costs of fever to households in the middle belt of Ghana

Variables

Total number

Percentage (%)

Had fever and sought care outside home

1127

92.2

Response rate

 Consent given

1127

100

Age groups (years)

 <18

658

58.4

 ≥18

469

41.6

Sex

 Male

503

44.6

 Female

624

55.4

Main occupation

 Farmers

255

62.7

 Formal sector

33

8.1

 Traders

84

20.6

 Artisans

25

6.1

 Unemployed

9

2.2

 Other

1

0.3

Wealth quintiles

 Highest

194

17.2

 Fourth

223

19.8

 Middle

278

24.7

 Second

193

17.1

 Lowest

239

21.2