| Survey period | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | 2000 | 2003 | p-value |
Treatment practices | N = 184 % | N = 185 % | Â |
Action taken within 24 hrs | 67.4 | 93.0 | < 0.001 |
Appropriateness of prescription (drug prescribed vis-Ã -vis signs/symptoms) | 39.7 | 56.3 | 0.001 |
Appropriateness of medication taken (dosage regimen by mother vis-Ã -vis national treatment guide line) | 21.2 | 15.9 | 0.17 |