Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
 20–24 | 25 | 7.8 |
 25–29 | 98 | 30.6 |
 30–34 | 106 | 33.1 |
 35–39 | 63 | 19.7 |
  ≥ 40 | 28 | 8.8 |
Gender | ||
 Female | 309 | 96.6 |
 Male | 11 | 3.4 |
Location of outlet | ||
 Urban | 160 | 50.0 |
 Rural | 160 | 50.0 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 297 | 92.8 |
 Single | 22 | 6.9 |
 Widowed | 1 | 0.3 |
Religion | ||
 Islam | 209 | 65.3 |
 Christianity | 110 | 34.4 |
 Traditional | 1 | 0.3 |
Highest level of education | ||
 Primary | 3 | 0.9 |
 Secondary | 265 | 82.8 |
 Tertiary | 52 | 16.3 |
Health-related qualification | ||
 Not qualified | 306 | 95.6 |
 Qualified | 14 | 4.4 |
Health qualification acquired | ||
 Junior community health worker | 7 | 50.0 |
 Nurse/midwife | 3 | 21.4 |
 Not specified | 3 | 21.4 |
 Community health worker | 1 | 7.2 |
Years of experience as PPMV (years) | ||
 1–5 | 150 | 46.9 |
 6–10 | 115 | 35.9 |
 > 10 | 55 | 17.2 |
Training on malaria treatment | ||
 Received training | 144 | 45.0 |
 Not received training | 176 | 55.0 |
Number of staff in a PPMV outlet | ||
 One | 269 | 84.1 |
 Two | 38 | 11.9 |
 Three | 13 | 4.0 |
Other jobs aside PPMV | ||
 No other job | 274 | 85.6 |
 Have other jobs | 46 | 14.4 |