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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of COBERS and Non-COBERS Households

From: Community-based training of medical students is associated with malaria prevention and treatment seeking behaviour for children under 5 years in Uganda: a study of MESAU-MEPI COBERS in Uganda

Characteristics

COBERS

Non-COBERS

Household location

n

%

n

%

 Rural

538

90.0

1469

82.0

 Urban

62

10.0

330

18.0

Household population

 Rural

3034

90.0

8289

84.3

 Urban

336

10.0

1546

15.7

Sex

 Male

1611

48.5

4685

48.4

 Female

1709

51.5

4973

51.6

Age groups (years)

 0–20

1983

62.7

5804

62.8

 21–40

997

31.5

2855

30.9

 41–60

150

4.7

503

5.4

  > 60

34

1.1

78

0.8

Population of under 5 years

783

20.5

2513

22.9

Wealth quintile of households

 Poorest Quintile

111

21

305

20

 2nd Quintile

99

18

319

21

 3rd Quintile

115

21

302

19

 4th Quintile

123

23

294

19

 Least Poor Quintile

93

17

325

21