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Table 1 Focus groups discussion with female caregivers (n = 22)

From: The folk illness kimeo and “traditional” uvulectomy: an ethnomedical study of care seeking for children with cough and weakness in Dar es Salaam

Group

Occupation

Type of network

Age group

Education

Number of participants

01

Self-employed

Saving club

25–35

Primary

5

02

Self-employed

Saving club

25–35

Primary

5

03

Homemakers

Neighbours

25–35

Primary

4

04

Homemakers

Neighbours

35–45

Primary

5

05

Retired from formal sector jobs

Neighbours

60–70

Secondary and tertiary

3