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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of caregivers

From: I feel so bad but have nothing to do.” Exploring Ugandan caregivers’ experiences of parenting a child with severe malaria and subsequent repeated uncomplicated malaria

Respondent code

Type of caregiver

Gender

Age

Marital status

Educational level

Employment status

1

Father

M

32

Single

Tertiary

Farmer, boda boda rider

2

Mother

F

35

Married

P.7

Sells food stuff

3

Mother

F

32

Married

None

Unemployed

4

Father

M

40

Married

P.7

Sells food stuffs like beans

5

Mother

F

41

Separated

P.2

Digs for people in the village, does any job

6

Father

M

37

Married

P.4

Builder

7

Grandmother

F

65

Married

P.7

Farmer

8

Mother

F

31

Married

P.7

Sells food stuffs

9

Mother

F

30

Married

P.6

Businesswoman

10

Mother

F

30

Married

Secondary

Washes clothes

11

Mother

F

29

Married

P.2

Unemployed

12

Mother

F

24

Married

Secondary

Sells food stuff

13

Mother

F

35

Widow

Secondary

Sells food stuff

14

Mother

F

36

Married

Secondary

Businesswoman

15

Mother

F

36

Separated

None

Unemployed

16

Mother

F

36

Married

Secondary

Businesswoman

17

Grandmother

F

55

Single

P.3

Sells handicrafts

18

Mother

F

30

Separated

Secondary

Sells charcoal

19

Mother

F

23

Separated

P.5

Unemployed

20

Grandmother

F

60

Separated

None

Unemployed

21

Mother

F

28

Married

P.6

Tailor

22

Father

M

46

Married

Tertiary

Carpenter

23

Mother

F

40

Married

Secondary

Farmer

24

Father

M

34

Married

P.4

Farmer

25

Mother

F

39

Single

P.6

Farmer and rears fowls and cattle

26

Mother

F

41

Married

P.6

Unemployed

27

Mother

F

32

Married

P.5

Unemployed

28

Grandmother

F

60

Married

None

Sells doughnuts “mandazi”

29

Mother

F

39

Married

P.7

Sells food crops

30

Mother

F

31

Separated

Tertiary

Saloon

31

Mother

F

50

Separated

Secondary

Farmer and businesswoman

  1. P means primary level