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Table 2 Reported priority of malaria treatment sources

From: Relationship between treatment-seeking behaviour and artemisinin drug quality in Ghana

Source of treatment

First choice

Second choice

Third choice

Drug shop or market medicine vendor

17 (47%)

11 (31%)

7 (19%)

Traditional and herbal remedies

9 (25%)

16 (44%)

6 (17%)

Public health facility

6 (17%)

6 (17%)

17 (47%)

Private clinic

2 (6%)

3 (8%)

6 (17%)

Other (leftover/borrowed medicines)

2 (6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)