Table 1 Characteristics of respondents who purchased anti-malarial for their children
From: Targeted community based interventions improved malaria management competencies in rural Ghana
Characteristics of population sampled in the study districts | |||
| Â | Asante-Akim North Frequency (%) | Asante-Akim South Frequency (%) | p-value |
NÂ =Â 706 | NÂ =Â 659 | Â | |
Age of Study Participant | |||
 18–25 | 163 (23.1) | 218 (33.1) | <0.001 |
 26–35 | 360 (51.0) | 299 (45.4) | |
 36–45 | 126 (17.8) | 91 (13.8) | |
 Above 45 | 57 (8.1) | 51 (7.7) | |
Gender of parent/caretaker | |||
 Male | 92 (13.0) | 136 (20.6) | <0.001 |
 Female | 614 (87.0) | 523 (79.4) | |
Education | |||
 Primary | 230 (32.5) | 291 (44.2) | <0.001 |
 Secondary | 377 (53.4) | 279 (42.4) | |
 Tertiary | 48 (6.8) | 40 (6.1) | |
 None | 51 (7.3) | 49 (7.4) | |
Characteristics and symptoms of children whose parents/guardians purchased anti-malarials | |||
| Â | Asante-Akim North | Asante-Akim South | p-value |
Age of child | NÂ =Â 590 | NÂ =Â 496 | Â |
 Under 5 years | 561 (95.1) | 425 (85.7) | <0.001 |
 5 and Above | 29 (4.9) | 71 (14.3) | |
Sex of the child | NÂ =Â 610 | NÂ =Â 505 | Â |
 Male | 316 (51.8) | 215 (42.6) | <0.01 |
 Female | 294 (48.2) | 290 (57.4) | |
Sick within past 2Â weeks | NÂ =Â 572 | NÂ =Â 461 | Â |
 Yes | 242 (42.3) | 214 (46.4) | 0.186 |
 No | 330 (57.7) | 247 (53.6) | |
Fever within past 2Â weeks | NÂ =Â 572 | NÂ =Â 454 | Â |
 Yes | 240 (42.0) | 226 (49.8) | <0.01 |
 No | 332 (58.0) | 228 (50.2) | |