Table 4 Reported fever care-seeking and treatment behaviour by intervention arm
| Â | Supportive supervision + community mobilization | Community mobilization | Control | Supportive supervision + community mobilization versus control | Community mobilization versus control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value | |
Prompt fever diagnosis (<24Â hrs) | |||||||
Total fever cases | 261/378 (69.05) | 260/381 (68.24) | 248/365 (67.95) | 1.05 [0.772, 1.434] | 0.746 | 1.014 [0.745, 1.379] | 0.931 |
Children under 5Â years | 46/68 (67.65) | 54/74 (72.97) | 42/68 (61.76) | 0.773 [0.382, 1.564] | 0.473` | 0.598 [0.295, 1.22] | 0.156 |
Women | 71/99 (71.72) | 81/126 (64.29) | 65/106 (61.32) | 1.054 [0.777, 1.429] | 0.736 | 1.106 [0.814, 1.501] | 0.520 |
Prompt fever diagnosis (<24Â hrs) by a trained provider | |||||||
Total | 229/378 (60.58) | 226/381 (59.32) | 183/365 (50.14) | 1.529 [1.143, 2.045] | 0.004 | 1.450 [1.086, 1.937] | 0.012 |
Children under 5Â years | 43/68 (63.24) | 47/74 (63.51) | 32/68 (47.06) | 1.935 [0.975, 3.840] | 0.059 | 1.958 [1.001, 3.832] | 0.049 |
Women | 61/99 (61.61) | 81/126 (64.29) | 49/106 (47.22) | 1.867 [1.070, 3.258] | 0.028 | 2.094 [1.235, 3.549] | 0.006 |
Fever diagnosed by a CHW | |||||||
Total | 106/378 (28.04) | 105/381 (27.56) | 70/365 (19.18) | 1.642 [1.164, 2.316] | 0.005 | 1.603 [1.114, 2.262] | 0.007 |
Children under 5Â years | 13/53 (24.53) | 12/55 (21.82) | 9/53 (16.98) | 1.589 [0.614, 4.115] | 0.340 | 1.364 [0.522, 3.567] | 0.526 |
Women | 29/99 (29.29) | 34/126 (26.98) | 20/106 (18.87) | 1.782 [0.929, 3.417] | 0.082 | 1.589 [0.850, 2.971] | 0.147 |
Prompt (<24Â hrs) fever diagnosis by a CHW | |||||||
Total | 87/106 (82.08) | 83/105 (79.05) | 47/70 (67.14) | 2.241 [1.108, 4.529] | 0.025 | 1.846 [0.930, 3.664] | 0.080 |
Children under 5Â years | 12/13 (92.31) | 9/12 (75.00) | 6/9 (66.67) | 7.549 [0.509, 70.668] | 0.154 | 1.500 [0.223, 10.077] | 0.677 |
Women | 24/29 (82.76) | 26/34 (76.47) | 16/20 (80.00) | 1.2 [0.279, 5.162] | 0.807 | 1.846 [0.930, 3.664] | 0.080 |
Fever treatment by provider | |||||||
Community Health Worker | 106/378 (28.04) | 105/381 (27.56) | 70/365 (19.18) | 1.642 [1.164, 2.316] | 0.005 | 1.603 [1.137, 2.617] | 0.007 |
Other trained providers | 43/378 (11.38) | 44/381 (11.55) | 29/365 (7.95) | 1.487 [0.907, 2.439] | 0.116 | 1.513 [0.924, 2.476] | 0.100 |
Medical Doctors | 161/378 (42.59) | 154/381 (40.42) | 164/365 (44.93) | 0.909 [0.680, 1.215] | 0.521 | 0.832 [0.622, 1.112] | 0.213 |
Untrained providers | 41/378 (10.85) | 52/381 (13.65) | 77/365 (21.10) | 0.455 [0.302, 0.686] | 0.000 | 0.591 [0.402, 0.869] | 0.008 |
No treatment sought | 27/378 (7.14) | 26/381 (6.82) | 25/365 (6.85) | 1.046 [0.595, 1.839] | 0.875 | 0.996 [0.564, 1.759] | 0.989 |
Prompt (<24Â hrs) fever treatment | |||||||
Total | 236/378 (62.44) | 226/381 (59.32) | 190/365 (52.06) | 1.530 [1.143, 2.051] | 0.004 | 1.343 [1.005, 1.794] | 0.046 |
Children under 5Â years | 48/71 (67.61) | 47/74 (63.51) | 35/68 (51.47) | 1.968 [0.989, 3.915] | 0.054 | 1.641 [0.839, 3.211] | 0.148 |
Women | 61/99 (61.61) | 67/126 (53.18) | 50/106 (47.17) | 1.798 [1.031, 3.136] | 0.039 | 1.272 [0.758, 2.134] | 0.363 |
Prompt (<24Â hrs) fever treatment by a trained provider | |||||||
Total | 229/378 (60.58) | 226/381 (59.32) | 183/365 (50.14) | 1.529 [1.143, 2.045] | 0.004 | 1.450 [1.086, 1.937] | 0.012 |
Children under 5Â years | 43/71 (63.24) | 47/74 (63.51) | 32/68 (47.06) | 1.935 [0.975, 3.840] | 0.059 | 1.958 [1.001 3.832] | 0.050 |
Women | 61/99 (61.62) | 67/126 (54.03) | 49/106 (47.12) | 1.802 [1.030, 3.151] | 0.039 | 1.319 [0.783, 2.224] | 0.298 |