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Table 2 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study population

From: Factors associated with non-adherence to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to malaria in a rural population from holoendemic region of western Kenya

Study participants

n = 388

Used ACT

297 (76.5 %)

Did not use ACT

91(23.5 %)

Demographic Characteristics

Number (%)

Socio-economic Characteristics

Number (%)

Age

<13 years

162 (41.8 %)

Education level

None

40 (10.3 %)

 

≥13 years

226 (58.2 %)

 

Primary

188 (48.5 %)

Gender

Male

186 (47.9 %)

 

Still in school

7 (1.8 %)

 

Female

202 (52.1 %)

 

Secondary

116 (29.9 %)

Marital status

Married

105 (27.1 %)

 

Post-Secondary

37 (9.5 %)

 

Widowed

30 (7.7 %)

Ability to read

Able to read

265 (68.3 %)

 

Separated

5 (0.9 %)

 

Unable to read

123 (31.7 %)

 

Single

79 (20.4 %)

HHSI

Salaried employment

47 (11.9 %)

 

Underage

169 (43.9 %)

 

Self-employed

67 (17.3 %)

HH head

Wife

119 (30.7 %)

 

Petty business

80 (20.6)

 

Husband

269 (69.3 %)

 

Casual work

44 (11.3 %)

HH size

1-2

33 (8.5 %)

 

Farming

151 (38.9 %)

 

3-5

200 (52.5 %)

HHMI

<KShs.4,500

204 (52.6 %)

 

≥6

155 (40.0 %)

 

KShs.4,500-9,000

133 (34.3 %)

    

Over KShs. 9,000

55 (13.1 %)

  1. Legend: ACT- Artemisinin-based combined therapies, HHSI- Household source of income, HHMI- Household monthly income. From these results, majority of the respondents were ≥13 years (58.2 %), female (52.1 %) and most HH had 3–5 occupants. The respondents with primary education were 48.5 %, majority were able to read (68.3 %) written prescription, farming is the main HHSI and most HH have a monthly income of < KShs. 4,500 (52.6 %). KShs. 80 ~ 1$.