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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of survey respondents

From: Awareness and acceptability of malaria vaccine among caregivers of under-5 children in Northern Nigeria

Variables

n (%)

Age group (years)

 

 18–29

171 (33.9)

 30–39

230 (45.6)

 40–49

72 (14.3)

  ≥ 50

31 (6.2)

Location

 Urban

252 (50.0)

 Rural

252 (50.0)

Gender

 Female

414 (82.1)

 Male

90 (17.9)

Marital Status

 Married

450 (89.3)

 Others

39 (7.7)

 Single

15 (3.0)

Religion

 Islam

302 (59.9)

 Christianity

202 (40.1)

Level of Education

 No formal schooling

106 (21.0)

 Primary

46 (9.1)

 Secondary

160 (31.8)

 Tertiary

192 (38.1)

Employed

 No

201 (39.9)

 Yes

303 (60.1)

Occupation

 Unemployed

27 (5.4)

 Self-employed

194 (38.5)

 Formally employed

115 (22.8)

 Housewife

124 (24.6)

 Others

44 (8.7)

Family size

  < 5

185 (36.7)

 5–10

280 (55.6)

  > 10

39 (7.7)

Number of under-5 children

 1

239 (47.4)

  ≥ 2

265 (52.6)

Household Annual Income (USD)a

  < 193.69/year

111 (22.0)

 193.69–645.63/year

215 (42.7)

  > 645.63/year

178 (35.3)

  1. Mean Age = 33.5 ± 8.5 with a minimum age of 18 and maximum age of 66
  2. Median Age with Inter Quartile Range (IQR) = 32 (10)
  3. Mean Family size = 5.9 ± 3.2 with a minimum of 2 and maximum of 27
  4. Mean Number of under-5 children = 1.6 ± 0.7 with a minimum of 1 and maximum of 6
  5. aConversion rate used was 774.44 naira to 1 USD and the source was: https://www.cbn.gov.ng/rates/exchratebycurrency.asp