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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Care-seeking at patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria

Customer characteristics (N=2359)

 

Number

Percent

Symptoms reported

Fever

539

0.229

 

Diarrhea

199

0.084

 

Headache

719

0.305

 

Cough/cold

427

0.181

Male

 

1228

0.523

Age

13-18

372

0.158

 

19-25

592

0.251

 

26-40

901

0.382

 

41+

494

0.209

Educational attainment

Primary

762

0.323

 

Secondary

1101

0.467

 

Higher

496

0.210

Tribe

Ebira

240

0.103

 

Fulani

205

0.088

 

Igala

589

0.252

 

Yoruba

910

0.390

 

Other

390

0.167

Wealth quintile

Poorest

487

0.207

 

Second

457

0.195

 

Third

468

0.199

 

Fourth

468

0.199

 

Richest

468

0.199

Lives in the community

 

1993

0.845

Has a clinic near home

 

1402

0.631

Sick person’s age

<5

293

0.124

 

5-17

306

0.130

 

18+

1760

0.746

Sick child (<18) is male

 

272

0.115

Sick child (<18) is present at PPMV

198

0.084

 

PPMV characteristics (N=250)

   

Agea

 

32.9 (11.5)

Male

 

145

0.587

Has formal trainingb

 

49

0.198

Offers tests/exams

 

141

0.564

Location

Urban

70

0.280

 

Peri-urban

85

0.340

 

Rural

95

0.380

State

Kogi

124

0.496

 

Kwara

126

0.504

  1. The denominator for each characteristic excludes missing or unknown values
  2. aValues shown as mean (standard deviation)
  3. bSelf-reported pharmacist, nurse, midwife, doctor or community health extension worker