Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mothers regarding childhood malaria in southeastern Gabon

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers in the study

characteristics	Modality	Numbers	%
Age group (in years) of mothers	[18–30]	80	54.8
	[31–40]	47	32.2
	[41–50]	13	8.9
	> 50	6	4.1
Marital status	Married	19	13
	Cohabitation	59	40.4
	Single	67	45.9
	Divorced	1	0.7
Level of education	Primary school	50	34.2
	Middle school	81	55.5
	High school	15	10.3
Mother’s occupation	Health Officer	7	4.8
	Security officer	1	0.7
	Merchant	16	10,9
	Student	23	15.7
	University student	6	4.1
	Surface technician	3	2.1
	Teacher	6	4.1
	Mecanist	1	0.7
	Secretary	1	0.7
	Drugstore saleswoman	2	1.4
	Unemployed	80	54.8
Economic/household level	Low	110	75.3
	Mean	11	7.5
	High	25	17.2
Number of people per household	[1,2,3]	33	22.6
	[4,5,6]	66	45.2
	[7,8,9,10]	36	24.7
	> 10	11	7.5
Place of residence	Ongouégné	44	30.3
	Sable	17	11.6
	Alélé	43	29.4
	Ombelé	13	8.9
	Ongali	15	10.3
	Yéné	14	9.5

ISSN: 1475-2875