Table 4.
Relationship between malaria treatment-seeking time and socio-demographic characteristics in guardians of children with malaria
| Variables | Treatment-seeking time | X2 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 24 h N0 (%) |
25–48 h N0 (%) |
49–72 h N0 (%) |
≥ 72 h N0 (%) |
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| Gender of guardians | ||||||
| Male | 52 (26.4) | 50 (35.7) | 7 (31.8) | 11 (35.5) | 3.711 | 0.294 |
| Female | 145 (73.6) | 90 (64.3) | 15 (68.2) | 20 (64.5) | ||
| Total | 197 (100) | 140 (100) | 22 (100) | 31 (100) | ||
| Age of guardians (years) | ||||||
| 20–35 | 152 (77.2) | 89 (63.6) | 11 (50.0) | 10 (32.3) | 35.597 | 0.000 |
| 36–51 | 41 (20.8) | 45 (32.1) | 9 (40.9) | 15 (48.4) | ||
| 52–67 | 4 (2.0) | 6 (4.3) | 2 (9.1) | 5 (16.1) | ||
| ≥ 68 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.2) | ||
| Total | 157 (100) | 140 (100) | 22 (100) | 31 (100) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Monogamy | 105 (53.3) | 94 (67.1) | 9 (40.9) | 18 (58.1) | 42.213 | 0.000 |
| Polygamy | 3 (1.5) | 4 (2.9) | 3 (13.6) | 3 (9.7) | ||
| Single | 29 (14.7) | 8 (5.7) | 2 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Widowed | 6 (3.1) | 6 (4.3) | 1 (4.5) | 4 (12.9) | ||
| Divorced/separated | 15 (7.6) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (9.1) | 2 (6.5) | ||
| Co-habiting | 39 (19.8) | 27 (19.3) | 5 (22.7) | 4 (12.9) | ||
| Total | 197 (100) | 140 (100) | 22 (100) | 31 (100) | ||
| Level of education | ||||||
| Tertiary | 117 (59.4) | 37 (26.4) | 4 (18.2) | 3 (9.7) | 93.733 | 0.000 |
| Secondary/high school | 73 (37.1) | 86 (61.4) | 7 (31.8) | 16 (51.6) | ||
| Primary | 7 (3.5) | 17 (12.2) | 10 (45.5) | 11 (35.5) | ||
| None | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.5) | 1 (3.2) | ||
| Total | 197 (100) | 140 (100) | 22 (100) | 31 (100) | ||