Patent Medicine Sellers: How Can They Help Control Childhood Malaria?

Table 1

Characteristics of patent medicine sellers.

Sex	Number (%)
Male	328 (66.8%)
Female	163 (33.2%)
Age (years)
<21	34 (6.9%)
21–40	374 (76.2%)
>41	73 (14.9%)
Highest education attained
Primary	44 (8.96%)
Secondary	255 (51.9%)
Tertiary	192 (39.1%)
Training in orthodox healthcare
None	374 (76.2%)
Healthcare training	117 (23.8%)
Dentists	2
Nurses/Midwives	97
Other	18