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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of mothers/caretakers

From: Acceptability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests administered by village health workers in Pangani District, North eastern Tanzania

Variables (n = 346)

n

%

Sex

 Male

23

6.7

 Female

323

93.3

 Median age (IQR) in years

29

22–35

Age distribution in years

 14–24 years

114

33

 25–34 years

145

42

 35+ years

87

25

Education

 Primary

277

80

 Secondary

21

6

 Informal

3

1

 None

45

13

Marital status (N = 345)

 Single

45

13

 Married

272

79

 Separated

13

4

 Widow

4

1

 Divorced

11

3

Caregivers

 Village with health facility

161

46

 Village without health facility

183

53