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. 2018 Oct 22;17:379. doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2525-9

Table 1.

Characteristics of referred patients and their caregivers, n = 136

Caretaker age (years), Median [IQR] 26.0 [22, 30]
Child age (years), Median [IQR] 1.69 [0.69, 3.02]
Child gender n (%)
 Male 65 (48%)
 Female 71 (52%)
Primary caregiver relationship to child
 Biological mother 123 (90.5%)
 Biological grandmother 7 (5.2%)
 Biological father 1 (0.7%)
 Biological aunt 1 (0.7%)
 Other 3 (2.2%)
 Missing 1 (0.7%)
Caregiver understood why referral was made
 Yes 131 (96.3%)
 No 5 (3.7%)