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Table 4 Descriptive statistics of child, caregiver, and household characteristics

From: Effect of pecuniary costs and time costs on choice of healthcare providers among caregivers of febrile children in rural Papua New Guinea

 

N

mean

SD

min

max

Child

 Illness severity

  mild

219

(46.1)a

   

  severe

256

(53.9)a

   

 Gender

  female

227

(47.8)a

   

  male

248

(52.2)a

   

 Age (year)

475

6.023

4.056

0

14

Caregiver

 Years of schooling

475

6.242

2.868

0

13

Household

 Western medicine

  no

292

(62.1)a

   

  yes

178

(37.9)a

   

 Asset index

467

0.000

1.309

−1.182

7.117

 Total number of members

472

6.689

2.684

2

19

  1. aPercentage is in parentheses
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