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Table 3 Type of diagnosis for perceived malaria illnesses in Adami Tulu district, 2003

From: Treatment-seeking behaviour for febrile illness in an area of seasonal malaria transmission in rural Ethiopia

  

Children

  

Type of diagnosis

All ages (n = 1748)

<5 years (n = 290)

5–14 years (n = 578)

Adults ≥15 years (n = 880)

P-value

Within 24 hours after onset of illness a

     

   Self/family

1280 (73%)

214 (74%)

426 (74%)

640 (73%)

NSc

   Clinical (health workers and CHWb)

207 (12%)

22 (8%)

73 (13%)

112 (13%)

0.048d

   Laboratory test

69 (4%)

13 (5%)

17 (3%)

39 (4%)

NS

   Not diagnosed

314 (18%)

56 (19%)

104 (18%)

154 (18%)

NS

Overall diagnosis after illness onset a

     

   Self/family

1360 (78%)

220 (76%)

453 (78%)

687 (78%)

NS

   Clinical (health workers and CHWb)

864 (49%)

141 (49%)

313 (54%)

410 (47%)

0.017d

   Laboratory test

278 (16%)

51 (18%)

81 (14%)

146 (17%)

NS

  1. a Multiple responses possible.
  2. b Community Health Worker.
  3. c NS: not significant.
  4. d P < 0.05 = statistically significant.