Table 1. Background characteristics of study population by reported fever status and their caretakers.

Characteristics of parent and child	Reported to have had no fever [n = 628]		Reported to have had fever[n = 607]		Total
	Number	%	Number	%	Number
Caretaker's age
<30 year	358	51.5	337	48.5	695
30+ years	270	50.0	270	50.0	540
Child's age
<2 years	227	44.9	279	55.1	506
2+ years	401	55.0	328	45.0	729
Child's sex
Male	319	50.2	316	49.8	635
Female	309	51.5	291	48.5	600
Socio-economic status (quintiles)
1 Lowest	162	56.1	127	43.9	289
2 Second	130	54.6	108	45.4	238
3 Middle	117	54.7	97	45.3	214
4 Fourth	118	47.4	131	52.6	249
5 Highest	101	41.2	144	58.8	245
Marital status
Not married	229	52.1	211	47.9	440
Married	399	50.2	396	49.8	795
Education in years
<7 years	244	52.3	223	47.7	467
7+ years	384	50.0	384	50.0	768
Distance to government facility
5+ km	337	58.1	243	41.9	580
<5 km	291	44.4	364	55.6	655