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Table 1 Household heads and household characteristics, by study phase

From: Assessing caregivers’ perceptions of treatment-seeking for suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Characteristics

Pre-RAS N = 888

Post-RAS N = 1551

Pooled N = 2439

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

Age

 15–29

15.6

11.9–20.1

18.2

15.4–21.3

18.1

15.5–21.2

 30–39

40.5

35.7–45.6

37.7

34.9–40.7

37.8

34.9–40.6

 40–49

43.9

39.7–48.2

44.1

40.5–47.8

44.1

40.5–47.8

Sex

 Male

87.7

84.9–90.1

88.6

86.0–90.8

88.6

86.0–90.7

 Female

12.3

9.9–15.1

11.4

9.2–14.0

11.4

9.3–14.0

Religion

 Christians

68.1

62.7–73.1

70.6

65.0–75.7

70.6

65.1–75.6

 Non-Christians

31.9

26.9–37.3

29.4

24.3–35.0

29.4

24.4–34.9

Education

 No education / no answer

12.6

9.1–17.4

10.9

9.1–13.0

10.9

9.1–13.0

 Primary

21.3

16.9–26.5

27.9

24.4–31.7

27.8

24.4–31.6

 Secondary and above

66.1

58.0–73.4

61.2

57.4–64.9

61.3

57.6–64.8

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

26.1

18.2–36.0

21.6

17.8–26.0

21.7

17.9–26.0

 Second

13.0

9.8–17.0

16.2

14.1–18.6

16.2

14.1–18.5

 Middle

18.7

14.1–24.5

20.7

18.8–22.8

20.7

18.8–22.7

 Fourth

18.4

15.7–21.3

19.8

17.3–22.5

19.8

17.4–22.4

 Least poor

23.8

11.7–42.4

21.7

16.9–27.4

21.7

17.0–27.3

LLIN ownership

N = 740

 

N = 1000

 

N = 1740

 

 Median (IQR)

3 (2–3)

 

2 (1–2)

 

2 (1–3)

 
  1. Endline survey conducted in only two out of three health zones (see text)
  2. N 2439 households, LLIN Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net, IQR Interquartile Range