Table 1 Summary of treatment practices for first action (health care) taken during recent fever in children (< 5 yrs)
| Survey period | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2003 | p-value | |
| Treatment practices | N = 184 % | N = 185 % | |
| Action taken within 24 hrs | 67.4 | 93.0 | < 0.001 |
| Appropriateness of prescription (drug prescribed vis-à-vis signs/symptoms) | 39.7 | 56.3 | 0.001 |
| Appropriateness of medication taken (dosage regimen by mother vis-à-vis national treatment guide line) | 21.2 | 15.9 | 0.17 |