Table 3 Descriptive statistics of socio-economic variables associated with anti-malarial drugs use for malaria in the pooled data
Variables | Category | Anti-malarial taken for malaria, weighted N (%) | Missing percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Child’s age | One year old | 195 (37.5) | 6.2 |
Two years old | 322.8 (42.9) | ||
Three years old | 377.8 (50.9) | ||
Four years old | 315.3 (51.3) | ||
Five years old | 268.7 (46.1) | ||
Sex of the child | Male | 820.9 (44.3) | 0 |
Female | 688.9 (43.8) | ||
Type of place of residence | Urban | 335.1 (46.0) | 0 |
Rural | 1175 (43.6) | ||
Highest educational level of mother’s | No education | 767.2 (40.2) | 0 |
Primary | 258.4 (39.2) | ||
Secondary | 380.7 (54.8) | ||
Higher | 103.4 (63.9) | ||
Number of children under 5 in the household | One | 327.9 (45.3) | 0 |
Two | 448.8 (42.0) | ||
Three | 286.8 (42.0) | ||
Four | 158.9 (42.5) | ||
Five or above | 287.4 (50.1) | ||
Wealth index combined | Poorest | 261.5 (33.4) | 0 |
Poorer | 299.1 (36.1) | ||
Middle | 350.8 (45.4) | ||
Richer | 312 (54.5) | ||
Richest | 286.3 (61.0) |