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Table 3 Carer's management of uncomplicated childhood fever in the Ambohibary and Lakato areas (District of Moramanga, Madagascar)

From: Use of pre-packaged chloroquine for the home management of presumed malaria in Malagasy children

  

Areas

 

Variable

Results

Ambohibary

Lakato

P <chi 2>

  

No (%)

No (%)

 

Action of the carer at fever onset

Went to clinic/health centre

52 (26.5)

24 (10.7)

< 10 -5

 

Used antimalarial drugs at home (self-treatment)

139 (70.9)

138 (61.6)

0.05

 

Used herbal medicines

5 (2.5)

57 (25.4)

< 10 -6

 

Went to traditional healer

0 (0)

5 (2.2)

NS

Reasons given by carers for use of antimalarial drugs at home

No health worker at health centre

0 (0)

46 (20.5)

< 10 -6

 

No money to pay for consultation

51 (25.7)

31 (13.8)

0.002

 

Long distance to health centre

29 (14.6)

73 (32.8)

< 10 -4

 

Correct treatment known/Drugs already at home

117 (59.7)

74 (32.9)

< 10 -6

Antimalarial drugs used at home

Not pre-packaged chloroquine

65 (46.8)

59 (42.8)

NS

 

PaluStop®

50 (36.0)

2 (1.4)

NS

 

Ody Tazomoka®

24 (17.2)

77 (55.8)

0.007

Correct dose of chloroquine administered by carer

Non pre-packaged chloroquine

1 (1.5)

1 (1.6)

NS

 

PaluStop®

50 (100)

2 (100)

NS

 

Ody Tazomoka®

24 (100)

77 (100)

NS

Action after treatment failure

Went to community-based service provider

7 (3.6)

24 (11)

NS

 

Went to clinic/health centre

186 (94.9)

164 (73.0)

< 10 -6

 

Used herbal medicines

0 (0)

6 (3.0)

-

 

Went to traditional healer

3 (1.5)

30 (13.0)

NS