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Table 2 Characteristics of caregivers whose child recieved RAS

From: Acceptability of pre-referral rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children under 5 years by health workers and caregivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and Uganda

Patient surveillance system

Day 28 follow-up of severe malaria patients (2019-2020)

 

DRC

Nigeria

Uganda

Number of caregivers whose child received RAS

1721

144

1780

Age of caregiver (mean, SD)

31.2 (8.0)

34.7 (8.9)

29.3 (9.5)

Sex of caregiver (Female)

38.9

73.6

84.8

Highest level of school completed

 None

3.7

0.0

10.7

 Preschool

3.9

0.0

41.3

 Primary

23.0

31.2

37.2

 Secondary

53.4

36.1

6.3

 Some college/university

14.2

3.3

1.6

 Vocational/technical school

1.8

n/a

2.9

 Quranic

n/a

29.4

n/a

  1. n/a not available (was not collected)