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Table 1 Selected characteristics of the study sample by survey year and overall

From: The exit interview as a proxy measure of malaria case management practice: sensitivity and specificity relative to direct observation

Characteristic

2010

2011

2012

Overall

  

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

Male

286

51.8

337

50.8

233

53.8

856

51.9

 

Female

266

48.2

327

49.2

200

46.2

793

48.1

Age

0 - 4 yrs

249

45.0

343

51.3

210

48.5

802

48.5

 

5 – 14 yrs

129

23.3

124

18.6

96

22.2

349

21.1

 

15+ yrs

175

31.7

201

30.1

127

29.3

503

30.4

Region

Southern

152

27.5

151

22.6

151

34.9

454

27.5

 

Highlands

141

25.5

136

20.4

83

19.2

360

21.8

 

Momase

146

26.4

198

29.6

127

29.3

471

28.5

 

Islands

114

20.6

183

27.4

72

16.6

369

22.3