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Table 1 Characteristics of children's caregivers in Trinidad and Tobago.

From: Caregivers' practices, knowledge and beliefs of antibiotics in paediatric upper respiratorytract infections in Trinidad and Tobago: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Caregivers with children (n = 417)

Number of people in the house (mean +/- SD)

4.89 +/- 1.9

Number of children (mean +/- SD)

2.26 +/- 1.38

Gender:

 

Males

126 (30)%

Females

291 (70%)*

Age group

 

18–30 yrs

112 (28%)

31–40 yrs

165 (42%)

> 41 yrs

129 (30%)

Residence

 

Rural

235 (57%)

Urban

176 (43%)

Ethnicity

 

African

142 (35%)

Indian

158 (39%)

Others

110 (29%)

Education

 

Primary school

96 (23%)

High school

228 (55%)*

College

90 (22%)

Health Insurance

 

With Private Health insurance

114 (29%)

Without Private Health insurance

281 (71%)*

Antibiotics used in previous year

143 (34%)

Antibiotics used in last 30 days

149 (35%)

  1. * Significant at p < 0.05