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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 235)

From: Cost benefit analysis of malaria rapid diagnostic test: the perspective of Nigerian community pharmacists

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Sex

 

Male

113 (49.1)

Female

117 (50.9)

Age (years)

 

18–20

22 (9.6)

21–30

114 (49.6)

31–40

60 (26.1)

41–50

19 (8.3)

>50

15 (6.5)

Tribe

 

Hausa

13 (5.6)

Igbo

200 (86.6)

Yoruba

10 (4.3)

Others

8.5 (3.5)

Marital status

 

Single

139 (59.7)

Co-habiting

7 (3.0)

Married

85 (36.5)

Divorced

1 (0.4)

Widowed

1 (0.4)

No of children

 

One

15 (17.4)

Two

24 (27.9)

Three

15 (17.4)

Four

15 (17.4)

≥Five

17 (19.8)

Level of education

 

No education

4 (1.8)

Primary

7 (3.1)

Secondary

38 (16.7)

Tertiary

122 (53.7)

Post tertiary

56 (24.7)

Occupation

 

No job

49 (22.1)

Farming

10 (4.5)

Civil servant

48 (21.6)

Trader

16 (7.2)

Self employed

57 (25.7)

Others

42 (18.9)

Monthly income

 

<US$50 (N10,000)

33 (18.4)

US$50–US$251 (₦10,000–₦50,000)

67 (37.4)

US$251–US$502 (₦50,000–₦100,000)

36 (20.1)

US$251–US$502 (₦50,000–₦100,000)

29 (16.2)

US$1256–US$2512 (₦250,000–₦500,000)

9 (5.0)

>US$2512 (>₦500,000)

5 (2.8)