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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by type

From: Insights into the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria in Ghana: the role of caregivers and licensed chemical sellers in four regions

 

Asante Akim North N (%)

Asante Akim South N (%)

Shama N (%)

Kpone Katamanso N (%)

Gonja West N (%)

Total N (%)

Type of respondent/participant

 Caregivers

  Type of caregiver

N = 20

N = 19

N = 20

N = 21

N = 25

N = 105

   Mother of young child

11 (55)

16 (84.2)

19 (95)

14 (66.7)

21 (84)

81 (77.1)

   Father of young child

5 (25)

2 (10.5)

0

4 (19)

4 (16)

15 (14.3)

   Other

4 (20)

1 (5.3)

1 (5)

3 (14.3)

0

9 (8.6)

  Literacy of caregivers

N = 20

N = 18

N = 19

N = 20

N = 24

N = 101

   Cannot read and write English

4 (20)

10 (55.6)

13 (68.4)

5 (25)

15 (62.5)

47 (46.6)

   Can read and write English, but with difficulty

6 (30)

5 (27.8)

2 (10.6)

9 (45)

5 (20.8)

27 (26.7)

   Can read and write English easily

10 (50)

3 (16.7)

4 (21)

6 (30)

4 (16.7)

27 (26.7)

  Occupation of Caregivers

N = 20

N = 19

N = 20

N = 21

N = 25

N = 105

   Unemployed

1 (5)

1 (5.30

1 (5)

0

0

3 (2.9)

   Formal sector

5 (25)

4 (21)

0

2 (9.5)

3 (12.0)

14 (13.3)

   Informal sector

14 (70)

14 (74)

19 (95)

19 (90.5)

22 (88.0)

88 (83.8)

 LCS attendants

  Gender

N = 19

N = 20

N = 20

N = 20

N = 10

N = 89

   Male

15 (78.9)

16 (80.0)

13 (65.0)

12 (60.0)

9 (90.0)

65 (73.1)

   Female

4 (21.1)

4 (20.0)

7 (35.0)

8 (40.0)

1 (10.0)

24 (26.9)

   Marital status

N = 19

N = 20

N = 20

N = 20

N = 10

N = 89

   Married/cohabiting

9 (47.4)

14 (70)

14 (70.0)

8 (40.0)

7 (70.0)

52 (58.4)

   Divorced/separated

2 (10.5)

4 (20)

1 (5.0)

0

0

7 (7.9)

   Never married/never co-habited

8 (42.1)

2 (10)

5 (25.0)

12(60.0)

3 (30.0)

30 (33.7)

  Education

N = 19

N = 20

N = 20

N = 20

N = 10

N = 89

   Primary education

4 (21.1)

1 (5.0)

1 (5.0)

1 (5.0)

1 (10.0)

8 (9.0)

   Secondary/SHS

11 (57.8)

13 (65.0)

12 (60.0)

11 (55.0)

8 (80.0)

55 (61.8)

   Tertiary

4 (21.1)

6 (30.0)

7 (35.0)

8 (40.0)

1 (10.0)

26 (29.2)

  Receipt of LCS training

N = 19

N = 20

N = 20

N = 20

N = 10

N = 89

   Yes

8 (42.1)

20 (100)

20 (100)

16 (80)

10 (100)

74 (83.1)

   No

11 (57.9)

0

0

4 (20)

0

15 (16.9)

 Health care providers

   Nurse prescriber

–

11 (52.4)

   Physician assistant

7 (33.3)

   Pharmacy technician

2 (9.5)

   Laboratory technologist

1 (4.8)

  Gender

  

   Male

–

7 (33.3)

   Female

14 (66.7)

  Length of practice

  

   Up to 5 years

–

10 (47.6)

   6–10 years

2 (9.5)

   Above 10 years

9 (42.9)