Table 1 Characteristics of female caregivers with and without a febrile child under five in the last two weeks
Child had fever in past two weeks | Child did not have fever | |
|---|---|---|
%/(n)a | %/(n)b | |
Mean age in years | ||
18–24 | 29.0 (76) | 38.4 (214) |
25–29 | 24.2 (147) | 22.4 (125) |
30–34 | 17.6 (107) | 16.0 (89) |
35–39 | 14.3 (87) | 11.7 (65) |
40–85 | 14.8 (90) | 11.7 (65) |
Education | ||
None | 55.5 (337) | 54.5 (304) |
Primary school | 34.9 (212) | 32.7 (188) |
Secondary school | 9.6 (58) | 11.8 (66) |
Caregiver’s religion | ||
Other | 4.9 (30) | 1.4 (8) |
Muslim | 19.0 (115) | 24.9 (139) |
Christian | 76.1 (462) | 73.7 (411) |
Caregiver’s marital status | ||
Non-married | 13.2 (80) | 16.7 (93) |
Married | 86.8 (527) | 83.3 (465) |
Listens to radio weekly | ||
Yes | 39.5 (240) | 54.1 (302) |
No | 60.5 (367) | 45.9 (256) |
County of residence | ||
Bong | 16.6 (95) | 34.2 (191) |
Cape Mount | 20.8 (119) | 29.6 (165) |
Grand Kru | 34.0 (195) | 15.4 (165) |
River Cess | 28.6 (164) | 20.8 (116) |
Household wealth | ||
Lowest | 23.4 (142) | 16.7 (93) |
Second | 20.4 (124) | 19.4 (108) |
Middle | 19.6 (119) | 21.0 (117) |
Fourth | 17.8 (108) | 21.7 (121) |
Highest | 18.8 (114) | 21.3 (119) |
Household size | 5.7 (2–19) | |
Two to four | 32.6 (198) | 46.2 (258) |
Five | 23.2 (141) | 22.6 (126) |
Six | 15.0 (91) | 11.7 (65) |
Seven to 19 | 29.2 (177) | 19.5 (109) |