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Table 1 Characteristics at baseline

From: Insufficient access to oral paediatric medicines in Ghana: A descriptive study

Characteristic

Frequency (N = 622)

Percentage frequency

Average distance from dispensary (km) b

Period

 November 2013

217

35.0

Not applicable (N/A)

 December 2013

182

29.2

N/A

 January 2014

106

17.0

N/A

 February 2014

117

18.8

N/A

Sex

   

 Male

272

43.7

N/A

 Female

350

56.3

N/A

Hospitals

   

 Child Health Department

293

47.1

0

 NCTCa

249

40.0

0

 Government Hospitals

41

6.6

72

 37 Military Hospital

16

2.6

12

 Private Hospitals/Clinics

15

2.4

15

 Tamale Teaching Hospital

1

0.2

616

 University of Ghana Hospital

7

1.1

18

Age groups

   

 ≤ 1 month

37

6.0

N/A

 > 1 month–12 months

167

26.8

N/A

 > 12 months – 60 months

250

40.2

N/A

 > 60 months

25

4.0

N/A

 Missing

143

23.0

N/A

  1. aNational Cardio-Thoracic Centre. bAverage distance was used because of grouped data