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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study population in Siaya County, Kenya, 2012

From: Socioeconomic health inequality in malaria indicators in rural western Kenya: evidence from a household malaria survey on burden and care-seeking behaviour

Categories

na

Percent

Age groups (years)

 < 5

1545

56.8

 5–14

437

17.4

  ≥ 15

701

25.8

Sex

 Female

1494

54.9

 Male

1225

45.1

Wealth quintiles (SES)

 1 (Poorest)

458

20.6

 2

434

19.5

 3

459

20.6

 4

436

19.6

 5 (Least poor)

441

19.8

Sub-counties

 Rarieda

834

30.7

 Gem

872

32.0

 Siaya

1013

37.3

  1. an = 2719 total population surveyed