Table 3. Basic Carer and Treatment-Seeking Characteristics of Selected Children.

PID	Malnutrition group	Main carer’s education	Main HH source of livelihood	Child brought to hospital by whom	Who made decision to participate	Expected admission?	Treatment seeking journey prior adm
Hh1	SWK	College	Husband—casual job	Mother and Father	Father	No	≥12 months
Hh2		Primary	Husband—watchmen	Aunt	Aunt	Unknown	≥12 months
Hh3		None	Husband—palm tapper	Mother and Father	Father	No	≤3 months
Hh4		None	Self—burn and sell charcoal	Grandmother	Grandmother	Was unsure	≤3 months
Hh7		Secondary	Self—hired as salonist	Mother	Mother	No	≤1 month
Hh11		Primary	Brother & father-in-law—masonry	Mother	Mother	No	≤1 month
Hh15		Primary	Father and brother—masonry	Mother	Mother	No	1 day
Hh17		Primary	Husband—small-scale fisherman	Mother and Father	Father	Unknown	≤3 months
Hh19		None	Self—causal work	Mother	Mother	No	≥9 months
Hh20		None	Self—causal jobs	Mother	Mother	No	≤9 months
Hh5		Secondary	Self—runs food shop	Mother	Mother	No	1 day
Hh10	MW	Primary	Husband—waiter Father-in-law—watchman	Mother	Mother	No	≤3 months
Hh16		Secondary	Brother—casual work	Mother	Mother	No	1 day
Hh6	NW	Primary	Husband—banker Self—small businesses	Mother and Father	Father signed, both present and informed	No (didn't want)	≥12 months
Hh8		Primary	Husband—mason	Mother	Mother though felt need to consult	Unknown	1 day
Hh9		College	Husband—casual	Mother	Mother	Was unsure	≤9 months
Hh12		Primary	Self—casual work	Aunt & GM	Aunt after consulted GM	Was unsure	≥12 months
Hh13		Primary	Self—fishmonger	Mother	Mother, consulted father	No	≤1 month
Hh14		Primary	Father-in-law—formal employment	Father, Mother, GM	Father-mother focused on fitting child	Yes	≤1 week
Hh16		Secondary	Brother—casual work	Mother	Mother	No	1 day
Hh18		None	Husband—watchman	Mother	Mother	Unknown	≥12 months