Table 2.
General characteristics of adherence study population (patients and caretakers)
| Patient (n = 148) | Caretaker (n = 92) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age classes (years) | ||||
| <5 | 42 | 28.4 | – | – |
| ≥5 | 106 | 71.6 | 92 | 100.0 |
| Mean, median (minimum–maximum) | 13.4, 10 (1–60) | 34.4, 32 (13–68) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 62 | 41.9 | 26 | 28.3 |
| Female | 86 | 58.1 | 66 | 71.7 |
| Highest education level | ||||
| Illiterate | 7a | 12.5 | 21 | 22.8 |
| Primary | 16a | 28.6 | 23 | 25.0 |
| Secondary | 33a | 58.9 | 43 | 46.7 |
| Higher | – | – | 5 | 5.5 |
| Household size | ||||
| 1–4 members | 9 | 6.1 | ||
| 5–15 members | 114 | 77.0 | ||
| >15 members | 25 | 16.9 | ||
| Mean household size (members) | 10.6 | |||
| Household owns ≥1 insecticide-treated mosquito net | 137 | 92.6 | ||
| Numbers of children <5 years per households | ||||
| 0 children | 14 | 9.5 | ||
| 1 child | 28 | 18.9 | ||
| 2–4 children | 91 | 61.5 | ||
| 5–9 children | 15 | 10.1 | ||
| Mean number of children <5 years per household | 2.4 | |||
| Main 3 professions of heads of households | ||||
| Subsistence farmer | 58 | 39.2 | ||
| Civil servant | 15 | 10.1 | ||
| Teacher | 13 | 8.8 | ||
a7/56, 16/56 or 33/56 patients who came to the OPDs without a caretaker