Table 1.
Summary of participants’ characteristics
| Caregivers n=32 |
Healthcare providers n=19 |
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| Gender | Gender | ||
| Male | 0 (0.0) | Male | 5 (26.0) |
| Female | 32 (100.0) | Female | 14 (74.0) |
| Mean age (±SD) | 31±5.0 years | Mean age (±SD) | 38±8.1 years |
| Median number of children (range) | 2 (1–5) | Median year of experience | 11 (2–40) |
| Educational level | Educational level | ||
| Primary | 2 (6.3) | Diploma | 9 (47.4) |
| Secondary | 13 (40.6) | Tertiary | 9 (47.4) |
| Tertiary | 17 (53.1) | Postgraduate | 1 (5.2) |
| Religion | Religion | ||
| Christianity | 25 (78.1) | Christianity | 15 (78.9) |
| Islam | 7 (21.9) | Islam | 4 (21.1) |
| Occupation/cadre | Occupation/cadre | ||
| Self-employed | 21 (64.5) | Doctor | 7 (36.8) |
| Employed | 5 (16.1) | Nurse | 6 (31.6) |
| No employment | 6 (19.4) | CHEW | 6 (31.6) |
CHEW, community health extension worker.