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Table 3 The distribution of first treatment given to the child at home during last episode of febrile illness.

From: Assessment of a treatment guideline to improve home management of malaria in children in rural south-west Nigeria

 

Baseline

Post intervention

First treatment

Intervention

n (%)

Control

n (%)

Intervention

n (%)

Control

n (%)

Gave drugs bought from chemist at home

233 (71.5)

185 (73.1)

183 (79.9)

141 (61.3)

Gave traditional herbs at home

37 (11.3)

29 (11.5)

10 (4.4)

32 (13.9)

Took child to health facility

37 (11.3)

23 (9.1)

21(9.2)

41(17.8)

Took child to chemist/PMS

18 (5.5)

13 (5.1)

15 (6.6)

16 (7.0)

Took child to traditional healer

1 (0.3)

3 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Total

326 (100)

253 (100)

229(100)

230(100)

 

X2 = 2.39; p = 0.67

X2 = 23.45; p < 0.0001