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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

From: Addressing constraints to informal providers’ involvement in tuberculosis control: a qualitative study of patent medicine dealers and tuberculosis programme managers

Variable

Frequency (%)

FGDa participants n = 64

IDIb participants n = 5

Age range (years)

21–30

20 (31.3)

1 (20.0)

31–40

18 (28.1)

2 (40.0)

41–50

15 (23.4)

1 (20.0)

51–60

11 (17.2)

1 (20.0)

Sex

Male

34 (53.1)

5 (100)

Female

30 (46.9)

0 (0)

Education

  

Secondary

58 (90.6)

0 (0)

Post-secondary

6 (9.4)

5 (100)

Location of work place

Rural

32 (50.0)

2 (40.0)

Urban

32 (50.0)

3 (60.0)

Work experience (years)

0–5

26 (40.6))

3 (60.0)

6–10

20 (31.3)

0 (0)

11–15

18 (28.1)

1 (20.0)

 > 15

0 (0)

1 (20.0)

  1. aFocus group discussion
  2. bIn-depth interview