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