Table 1 Patient characteristics
Overall (N = 44,609) | Malawi (n = 41,440) | Tanzania (n = 3169) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | n (%) | % | % |
Male | 28,005 (62.8) | 62.7 | 64.3 |
Female | 16,604 (37.2) | 37.3 | 35.7 |
Age groups | |||
< 5 years | 5287 (11.9) | 11.7 | 14.6 |
5–13 years | 13,690 (30.7) | 30.9 | 27.7 |
14–24 years | 10,621 (23.8) | 24.5 | 15.2 |
25–40 years | 8248 (18.5) | 18.6 | 16.5 |
41–50 years | 2853 (6.4) | 6.3 | 7.3 |
51–60 years | 1864 (4.2) | 4.1 | 5.2 |
≥ 60 years | 2046 (4.6) | 3.9 | 13.5 |
Age | |||
Median (IQR) years | 16 (8–31) | 16 (8–30) | 18 (7–41) |
Level of Education b | N = 35,577 | n = 33,194 | n = 2383 |
No formal education | 2026 (5.7) | 5.3 | 11.8 |
Primary School | 22,097 (62.1) | 61.9 | 65.1 |
Secondary School | 10,341 (29.1) | 29.8 | 19.3 |
Vocational or college or University | 830 (2.3) | 2.3 | 2.6 |
Unknown | 283 (0.8) | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Occupation ♮ | N = 22,759 | n = 21,126 | n = 1633 |
Agriculture or Manual labor1 | 10,311 (45.3) | 45.4 | 49.6 |
Technical or Professional work2 | 3314 (14.6) | 13.8 | 26.3 |
Student | 4697 (20.6) | 21.5 | 9.6 |
Unemployed3 | 4157 (18.3) | 18.7 | 12.1 |
Other4 | 280 (1.2) | 0.5 | 1.65 |
Transport to health facility | N = 44,575 | n = 41,432 | n = 3143 |
Motorized (two or three) wheeler | 5971 (13.4) | 10.4 | 53.5 |
Bicycle | 5014 (11.3) | 12.1 | 0.3 |
Ambulance | 1099 (2.5) | 2.5 | 2.4 |
Walk-in | 7320 (16.4) | 16.9 | 10.5 |
Private car | 3390 (7.6) | 6.9 | 16.1 |
Commercial car5 | 21,328 (47.9) | 50.3 | 16.2 |
Others6 | 453 (1.0) | 1.0 | 1.08 |
Level of facility 7 | N = 44,609 | n = 41,440 | n = 3169 |
Regional/Central | 14,676 (32.9) | 30.2 | 67.8 |
District | 28,556 (64.0) | 68.3 | 8.9 |
Health Centre8 | 1315 (2.9) | 1.5 | 21.3 |
Dispensary | 62 (0.1) | 0 | 1.9 |