Table 3. Mann-Whitney (U) and Kruskal Wallis (H) tests for median time difference for seeking first care after onset of fever, Jimma, Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Category	Median time to seek care (min, max)	U/H, p-value
Residence	Urban	2 (1,4)	401.50, 0.897
	Rural	2 (1, 7)
Sex	Male	2 (1,7)	913.00, 0.932
	Female	2 (1,5)
Religion	Muslim	2 (1,7)	215.00, 0.021
	Christian	2 (1,3)
Respondent education	Not attended school	2 (1,7)	349.50,0.029
	Attended school	2 (1,3)
Spouse education	No formal education	2 (1,7)	431.00, 0.206
	Formal education	2 (1,3)
Family size	1–5	2 (1,7)	913.00, 0.974
	> = 6	2 (2,5)
District	Kersa	2 (1,4)	0.634, 0.739
	Mana	2 (1.7)
	Goma	2 (1,5)
Respondents’ Knowledge	High	2 (1,5)	0.793,0.673
	Moderate	2 (1,7)
	Low	2.5(1,5)
Caretakers’ occupation	Farmers	2 (1,7)	2.909, 0.256
	Private job	3(1,3)
	Others*	2 (1,4)
Age in years	≤5yrs	2 (1,5)	1.172,0.568
	6–18 yrs	2 (1,7)
	>18 yrs)	2 (1,5)

* merchant, private employ, government employee