Table 3 Type and provider of initial care in fatal acute febrile Illness / malaria by age group, sex, socio-economic status, and type of illness in the Rufiji DSS sentinel area, 1999–2001
Type of Care | Provider | Age | Sex of Child | Sex of HH Head | Poverty Quintiles | Convulsions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | <5 | 5+ | Male | Female | Male | Female | Poorest | Least Poor | With | Without |
Modern Care | Government | 44.7% | 31.1%** | 46.4% | 42.9% | 38.6% | 33.3% | 42.6% | 51.0% | 55.6% | 43.3% |
| Â | Home / Shops | 20.0% | 36.1%** | 21.3% | 18.6% | 28.2% | 31.9% | 22.2% | 15.7% | 19.4% | 20.1% |
| Â | Non-Government | 14.1% | 10.0% | 12.2% | 16.0% | 12.6% | 9.8% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 2.8% | 15.5% |
Traditional Care | TM at Practitioner | 6.6% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 16.7% | 5.3%* |
| Â | TM at Home | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 1.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
No Care | None | 11.9% | 14.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 13.7% | 5.6% | 12.7% |
| Â | Â | 100% | 33% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100% | 100.0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| Â | Number | 320 | 402 | 164 | 156 | 485 | 204 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 284 |
| Â | Total | Â | 722 | Â | 320 | Â | 689 | Â | 105 | Â | 320 |