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Table 1 Patent and proprietary medicine vendors demographic information

From: Malaria testing and treatment knowledge among selected rural patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMV) in Nigeria

 

Oyo

Bayelsa

Total

Ibarapa East

Kajola

Brass

Ogbia

Sex

 Male

9 (22.5)

7 (17.5)

21 (52.5)

25 (62.5)

62 (38.7)

 Female

31 (77.5)

33 (82.5)

19 (47.5)

15 (37.5)

98 (61.3)

Agea

31.58 ± 6.8 (24–65)

36.33 ± 10.4 (22–66)

40.0 ± 12.3 (21–56)

35.5 ± 9.2 (23–67)

35.94 ± 10.3 (22–67)

Education level

 Adult education

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

 Primary

0 (0.0)

5 (12.5)

3 (7.5)

2 (5.0)

10 (6.3)

 Junior secondary

0 (0.0)

3 (7.5)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

4 (2.5)

 Senior secondary

35 (87.5)

19 (47.5)

23 (57.5)

25 (62.5)

102 (75.0)

 Post-secondary (Gd 2)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.3)

 Others

0 (0.0)

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.3)

 Tertiary

4 (10.0)

11 (27.5)

11 (27.5)

13 (32.5)

39 (24.4)

 Senior secondary or more

40 (100.0)

30 (75.0)

35 (87.5)

38 (95.0)

143 (89.4)

  1. aMean ± SD