Table 2 Details of child and history of suspected malarial symptoms
Total | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | p value* | ||
Median age of child (IQR) | 6 (2–9) | 5 (2–9) | 6 (3–9) | - |
Sex of child (%) | - | |||
Male | 423 (51) | 248 (53) | 175 (48) | |
Female | 407 (49) | 221 (47) | 186 (52) | |
Number of days of illness prior to health centre attendance | ||||
<1 | 132 (16) | 103 (22) | 29 (8) | <0.001 |
1 | 66 (8) | 41 (9) | 25 (7) | |
2 | 232 (28) | 122 (26) | 110 (34) | |
3 | 236 (28) | 124 (26) | 112 (31) | |
4 or more | 164 (20) | 79 (17) | 85 (24) | |
Main reason for delayed attendance N = 626, (%) | ||||
Usually wait and see | 187 (30) | 107 (33) | 80 (26) | <0.001 |
Not serious illness | 174 (28) | 103 (32) | 71 (23) | |
Lack of money | 139 (22) | 56 (17) | 83 (27) | |
No nearby health facility | 47 (8) | 8 (2) | 39 (13) | |
Fear of HIV testing | 37 (6) | 20 (6) | 17 (6) | |
Other | 42 (7) | 27 (8) | 15 (5) | |
Sought health advice prior to visiting current health centre (%) | ||||
Yes | 114 (14) | 52 (11) | 62 (17) | 0.01 |
No | 716 (86) | 417 (89) | 299 (83) | |
Place of advice sought, N = 114, (%) | ||||
Health post/centre | 59 (52) | 9 (17) | 50 (81) | <0.001 |
Private clinic | 44 (39) | 35 (67) | 9 (15) | |
Pharmacy | 10 (9) | 8 (15) | 2 (3) | |
Other | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |