Table 1

Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the respondents and their households


Inyi
Udi
Oji
Nachi

N = 356
N = 326
N = 346
N = 323

n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)

Status (spouse/rep)
309 (86.8)
267 (81.9)
310 (89.6)
281 (87.0)
Attended School
178 (50.0)
210 (64.4)
322 (93.1)
126 (39.0)
School years: Mean (SD)
4.50 (5.37)
5.54 (5.09)
9.81 (5.18)
2.97 (4.38)
Married
313 (87.9)
285 (87.4)
339 (98.0)
311 (96.3)
People in house: Mean (SD)
6.30 (3.45)
4.48 (5.55)
5.71 (2.10)
3.81 (2.14)
MALE respondent
23 (6.5)
3 (0.9)
18 (5.2)
16 (5.0)
AGE: Mean (SD)
42.44 (14.45)
43.08 (17.30)
39.00 (11.21)
51.68 (14.49)
Weekly food cost: Mean (SD)
2071.9 (2313.4)
1800.7 (1912.6)
2014.5 (1618.7)
983.5 (1872.4)
Own radio set
292 (82.0)
290 (89.0)
330 (95.4)
279 (86.4)
Own bicycle
255 (71.6)
53 (16.3)
41 (11.8)
136 (42.1)
Own motorcycle
91 (25.6)
40 (12.3)
86 (24.9)
17 (5.3)
Own motorcar
27 (7.6)
41 (12.6)
61 (17.6)
5 (1.5)
Own refrigerator
17 (4.8)
102 (31.3)
252 (72.8)
23 (7.1)

Onwujekwe et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:5   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-5

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