Table 4 Prevalence of fever, healthcare utilization, and malaria among children in Zambézia Province and across three focus districts
From: Prevalence and determinants of malaria among children in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
All Province | Alto Molócuè | Morrumbala | Namacurra | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 2540) | (n = 781) | (n = 522) | (n = 416) | ||
Fever in the past 30 days | <0.001 | ||||
Missing, n (%) | 39 (2) | 24 (3) | 4 (1) | 1 (<1) | |
No (%) | 56.6 | 53.6 | 61.6 | 50.6 | |
Yes (%) | 43.4 | 46.4 | 38.4 | 49.4 | |
Sought advice or treatment for the fever (if fever) | 72.5% | 78.4% | 79.2% | 69.6% | 0.47 |
Source of medical care (if sought advice) | <0.001 | ||||
Missing, n (%) | 269 (25) | 75 (21) | 49 (23) | 56 (28) | |
Family member (%) | 2.8 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
Health facility (%) | 91.3 | 87.1 | 86.0 | 93.1 | |
Other (%) | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | |
Pharmacy (%) | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.1 | |
Traditional healer (%) | 4.7 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 3.8 | |
Malaria diagnostic performed (if health facility) | |||||
Rapid diagnostic test (RDT) | 0.003 | ||||
Missing, n (%) | 19 (3) | 14 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
No (%) | 34.5 | 25.8 | 32.5 | 35.0 | |
Yes (%) | 65.5 | 74.2 | 67.5 | 65.0 | |
Blood smear | 0.025 | ||||
Missing, n (%) | 27 (4) | 17 (7) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | |
No (%) | 41.4 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 41.1 | |
Yes (%) | 58.6 | 68.0 | 65.0 | 58.9 | |
Either RDT or smear | 0.003 | ||||
Missing, n (%) | 19 (3) | 14 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
No (%) | 33.4 | 24.2 | 28.6 | 34.4 | |
Yes (%) | 66.6 | 75.8 | 71.4 | 65.6 | |
Positive test result for malaria (if test performed) | 0.18 | ||||
Missing, n (%) | 4 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | |
No (%) | 32.7 | 33.6 | 30.4 | 19.6 | |
Yes (%) | 67.3 | 66.4 | 69.6 | 80.4 | |
Estimated prevalence of malaria | 12.8% | 15.9% | 13.6% | 16.8% | <0.001 |