From: Care-seeking at patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria
Customer characteristics (N=2359) | Â | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Symptoms reported | Fever | 539 | 0.229 |
 | Diarrhea | 199 | 0.084 |
 | Headache | 719 | 0.305 |
 | Cough/cold | 427 | 0.181 |
Male | Â | 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 | Â | 1993 | 0.845 |
Has a clinic near home | Â | 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 | Â | 272 | 0.115 |
Sick child (<18) is present at PPMV | 198 | 0.084 | Â |
PPMV characteristics (N=250) | Â | Â | Â |
Agea | Â | 32.9 (11.5) | |
Male | Â | 145 | 0.587 |
Has formal trainingb | Â | 49 | 0.198 |
Offers tests/exams | Â | 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 |