Table 2 Caregivers’ treatment-seeking behaviour
Variables | MV (n = 299) | NMV (n = 298) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p value | |
Decision-maker for seeking treatment | |||||
Mother | 246 | 82.3 | 251 | 84.2 | 0.523 |
Other | 53 | 17.7 | 47 | 15.8 | |
Deciding factor | |||||
Disease severity | 272 | 91.3 | 265 | 88.9 | 0.337 |
Other | 26 | 8.7 | 33 | 11.1 | |
Treatment at home | |||||
Yes | 127 | 42.5 | 115 | 38.6 | 0.334 |
No | 172 | 57.5 | 183 | 61.4 | |
Treatment outside | |||||
Yes | 229 | 76.6 | 241 | 80.9 | 0.201 |
No | 70 | 5.8 | 57 | 19.1 | |
Reason for not receiving treatment | |||||
Quick recovery | 47 | 67.1 | 44 | 77.2 | 0.211 |
Other | 23 | 32.9 | 13 | 22.8 | |
Time taken to seek treatment | |||||
Within 24 hours | 131 | 57.2 | 150 | 62.2 | 0.441 |
Other | 98 | 42.8 | 91 | 37.8 | |
Primary health service provider* | |||||
Midwife | 73 | 31.9 | 58 | 24.1 | 0.041 |
GP | 62 | 27.1 | 62 | 25.7 | |
Drug store | 55 | 24.0 | 65 | 27.0 | |
Charlatan/traditional healer | 15 | 6.6 | 20 | 8.3 | |
RHC | 14 | 6.1 | 31 | 12.9 | |
Malaria volunteer/mobile clinic | 6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.4 | |
Hospital | 4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.7 | |
Reason for choosing primary health service | |||||
Trust | 111 | 48.5 | 117 | 48.5 | 0.097 |
Proximity | 64 | 27.9 | 54 | 22.4 | |
Other | 28 | 12.3 | 41 | 17.0 | |
Famous | 10 | 4.4 | 5 | 2.1 | |
Inexpensive | 16 | 7.0 | 24 | 10.0 | |
Mode of transportation | |||||
On foot | 108 | 47.2 | 119 | 49.4 | 0.807 |
Motorbike | 68 | 29.7 | 72 | 29.9 | |
Other | 53 | 23.1 | 50 | 20.7 | |
Blood test | |||||
Yes | 17 | 7.4 | 16 | 6.6 | 0.739 |
No | 212 | 92.6 | 225 | 93.4 | |
Location where blood test was conducted* | |||||
Midwife | 5 | 29.4 | 6 | 37.5 | 0.230 |
GP | 7 | 41.2 | 3 | 18.8 | |
Hospital/RHC | 2 | 11.8 | 6 | 37.5 | |
Malaria volunteer/mobile clinic | 3 | 17.6 | 1 | 6.3 | |
Health education conducted with patient | |||||
Drug timetable | 7 | 87.5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0.411 |
Drug compliance | 7 | 87.5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0.411 |
Preparedness for worsened symptoms* | 6 | 75.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 0.293 |
Follow up* | 2 | 25.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 1.000 |
Severe malarial symptoms* | 2 | 25.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 1.000 |
Side effects* | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
Total cost (US$) | |||||
≤ 1.1 | 111.0 | 48.5 | 125 | 51.9 | 0.462 |
> 1.1 | 118.0 | 51.5 | 116 | 48.1 | |
Used MMA service | |||||
Yes | 52 | 17.4 | 32 | 10.7 | 0.019 |
No | 247 | 82.6 | 266 | 89.3 | |