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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of households

From: Caregivers’ treatment-seeking behaviors and predictors of whether a child received an appropriate antimalarial treatment: a household survey in rural Uganda

Household characteristics

Number

Percent

Caregiver’s Perspective of Distance to Nearest Public Health Facility (n = 420)

  < ½ Mile

14

(3.3)

 ½ to < 1 Mile

22

(5.2)

 1-5 Miles

308

(73.3)

  > 5 Miles

68

(16.2)

 Don’t know

8

(1.9)

No. Rooms in this Household (n = 419)

 0

6

(1.4)

 1

225

(53.7)

 2

107

(25.5)

 3+

81

(19.3)

No. People Usually Sleep in this Household (n = 419)

 2-4

146

(34.8)

 5-7

202

(48.2)

 8+

71

(16.9)

House Structure (n = 421)

 Semi-permanent (Mud)

227

(53.9)

 Permanent (Brick)

193

(45.8)

 Uniport (Tin House)

1

(0.2)

Type of Dwelling (n = 415)

 Independent

316

(76.1)

 Shared

85

(20.5)

 Muzigo

11

(2.7)

 Other

3

(0.7)

Type of Toilet Facilities (n = 419)

 Traditional Pit/ Latrine

389

(92.8)

 Other

23

(5.5)

 Bush/filed/forest

7

(1.7)

Type of Fuel Used (n = 420)

 Firewood

408

(97.1)

 Charcoal

11

(2.6)

 Electricity

1

(0.2)

Transportation Owned (n = 420, Multiple Responses)

 Bicycle

258

(61.4)

 None

155

(36.9)

 Motorcycle

21

(5.0)

 Motor vehicle/Canoe/Boat

8

(1.0)

Communication Owned (n = 419, Multiple Responses)

 Radio

265

(63.2)

 Mobile phone

200

(47.7)

 None

104

(24.8)

 Television (TV)

11

(2.6)

Main Source of Information (n = 424, Multiple Responses)

 Word of mouth

312

(73.6)

 Radio

312

(73.6)

 Mobile phone

53

(12.5)

 None

13

(3.1)

 Other (TV, print media/mail/posters)

12

(2.8)