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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of febrile patients, northwest Ethiopia, September to December, 2017

From: Early treatment-seeking behaviour for malaria in febrile patients in northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (%)

Age (in years)

 < 5

27 (4.0)

 5–14

36 (5.3)

 ≥ 15

617 (90.7)

Gender

 Female

259 (38.1)

 Male

421 (61.9)

Residency

 Rural

610 (89.7)

 Urban

70 (10.3)

Educational status

 Unable to read and write

207 (30.4)

 Able to read and write

272 (40.0)

 Not applicable

27 (4.0)

 Primary

119 (17.5)

 Secondary and above

55 (8.1)

Occupation

 Daily labourer

88 (12.9)

 Farmer

370 (54.4)

 Government employee

18 (2.7)

 Merchant

63 (9.3)

 Housewife

34 (5.0)

 Not applicable

31 (4.5)

Student

76 (11.2)

 Average monthly income

 < $24.9

298 (44.0)

 $25–49.9

273 (40.0)

 ≥ $50

109 (16.0)

Marital status

 Single

139 (20.4)

 Married

408 (60.0)

 Divorced

31 (4.6)

 Widowed

28 (4.1)

 Not applicable

74 (10.9)

Family size

 ≥ 5

330 (48.5)

 < 5

350 (51.5)

Distance of health facility (km)

 ≥ 6

309 (45.4)

 < 6

371 (54.6)