Pre-hospital exposures to antibiotics among children presenting with fever in northern Uganda: a facility-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

Variable			N	%
Child characteristics
Age (months)	Mean 27.3 (SD16.9)	Range (6–59)
0–11			37	17.6
≥ 12			173	82.4
Gender
Male			118	56.2
Female			92	43.8
Address
Rural			131	62.4
Urban			79	37.6
Nearest health facility
Hospital			62	29.5
Health centre			148	70.5
Distance nearest health facility
˂5 km			182	86.7
≥ 5 km			28	13.3
Caregiver characteristics
Gender
Female			193	91.9
Male			17	8.1
Age (years)	Mean 30.0 (SD 7.9)	Range (18–60)
≤ 30			135	64.3
˃30			75	35.7
Relation
Mother			179	85.2
Father			16	7.6
Other			15	7.2
Education level
None			20	9.5
Primary			89	42.4
Secondary			77	36.7
Tertiary			24	11.4
Occupation
Employed			65	31.0
Unemployed			145	69.0

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