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Table 2 Demographics of community members and healthcare providers

From: Community and healthcare providers’ perceptions of quality of private sector outpatient malaria care in North-western Ethiopia: a qualitative study

Variables

Community members (n = 68)

Health care providers (n = 33)

Gender

 Male

48.5% (33/68)

69.69% (23/33)

 Female

51.5% (35/68)

30.03% (10/33)

Age (in years)

 Range

39

35

 Median

26

32

 Mean

27

33

Marital status

 Single

25.0% (17/68)

30.3% (10/33)

 Married

75.0% (51/68)

69.7% (23/33)

Education

 Read and write

20.6% (14/68)

NA

 Primary

17.7% (12/68)

NA

 Secondary

33.8% (23/68)

NA

 College (Diploma /10 + 3)

27.9(19/68)

60.7% (20/33)

 Bachelor’s degree (12 + 4)

NA

33.3(11/33)

 Master’s degree (12 + 6)

NA

6.0% (2/33)

Employment

 Unemployed

1.5% (1/68)

NA

 NGO

4.4% (3/68)

NA

 Student

7.4% (5/68)

NA

 Farmer

11.8% (8/68)

NA

 Private business

16.2% (11/68)

NA

 Housewife

20.6% (14/68)

NA

 Public servant

38.2% (26/68)

NA

Profession

 Nurse

NA

33.3% (11/33)

 Laboratory Technician

NA

30.3% (10/33)

 Public Health Officer

NA

30.3% (10/33)

 Medical Doctor

NA

6.1% (2/33)

  1. The table presents the socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants healthcare providers