Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the subjects.
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 172) | ||
 Male | 91 | 52.9 |
 Female | 81 | 47.1 |
Age (in years) | ||
 Mean | 3.8 years |  |
 Median | 2 years |  |
Duration of illness (in days) | ||
 Median | 4 days |  |
Sought for care (n = 172) | ||
 Yes | 124 | 72.1% |
 No | 48 | 27.9% |
Previous episode(s) of Tonsillitis | ||
 Yes | 24 | 14% |
 No | 148 | 86% |
Informant (n = 172) | ||
 Mother | 151 | 87.60% |
 Father | 11 | 6.20% |
 Grandmother | 4 | 2.30% |
 Aunt | 2 | 1.20% |
 Others | 5 | 2.70% |
Mothers' education (n = 151) | ||
 None | 0 | 0% |
 Primary | 2 | 1.30% |
 Secondary | 26 | 17.20% |
 Tertiary | 123 | 81.50% |
Mothers' occupation (n = 144) | ||
 Civil servant | 45 | 31.30% |
 Business | 25 | 17.40% |
 Housewife/unemployed | 23 | 16% |
 Teacher | 19 | 13.20% |
 Nurse | 7 | 4.80% |
 Petty trader | 4 | 2.80% |
 Others | 21 | 14.50% |
