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Table 1 In-depth interview participantsself-care actions to their recent malaria episode

From: “We have become doctors for ourselves”: motives for malaria self-care among adults in southeastern Tanzania

Name

Sex

Age (years)

First action taken

Second action taken

Self-medicate/use painkiller

Use AM*

Use AM

Nothing

Laboratory diagnosis

Visit health facility

Uzuri

Female

26

Yes

    

Yes

Zed

Male

26

Yes

   

Yes

 

John

Male

37

Yes

  

Yes

  

Salome

Female

66

 

Yes

    

Xemp

Male

46

Yes

   

Yes

 

Easter

Female

34

 

Yes

    

Gift

Female

51

Yes

   

Yes

 

Kheri

Female

60

Yes

   

Yes

 

Mchome

Male

50

Yes

 

Yes

   

Barua

Male

65

Yes

 

Yes

   

Ashura

Female

53

Yes

 

Yes

   

Daima

Male

65

Yes

   

Yes

 

Kapera

Male

60

Yes

   

Yes

 

Mfuko

Male

46

Yes

    

Yes

Cheupe

Female

34

Yes

   

Yes

 
  1. *AM: Anti-malarial medicine.