Table 5 Summary of mothers' responses to variables on awareness and usefulness of the guideline. (Intervention group)
Variables | Responses | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Did you see the guideline distributed to mothers on treatment of malaria? (N = 300) | Saw the guideline | 264 (88.0%) |
Do you have the treatment guideline in your household? (N = 300) | Had the calendar type in their household | 204 (68.0%) |
Did you use the guideline? (N = 204) | Used guideline each time a child had "iba" | 145(71.1%) |
| Â | Did not use guideline all the time child had "iba" | 59 (28.9) |
Why did you not use the guideline? (N = 59) | Â | Â |
|  |    - Did not treat child with chloroquine | 14 (23.7%) |
|  |    - had training on treatment before | 10 (16.9%) |
|  |    - Child reacts to chloroquine | 10 (16.9%) |
|  |    - Forgot to use guideline | 7 (12.0%) |
|  |    - No response | 18 (30.5%) |
Was the guideline useful? (N = 204) | Â | Â |
| Â | Very useful | 168 (82.4%) |
| Â | Useful | 23 (11.3%) |
| Â | Undecided | 11 (5.4%) |
| Â | Not useful | 2 (0.9%) |
What benefits did you derive from using the guideline? (N = 204) | Â | Â |
| Â | Provided knowledge on correct dose of chloroquine | 188 (92.2%) |
| Â | Taught mothers to keep environment clean | 8 (3.9%) |
| Â | - Guideline was free | 8 (3.9%) |
What difficulties did you experience in using the guideline? (N = 14) | Â | Â |
| Â | Could not comprehend it | 11 (78.6%) |
| Â | Kept forgetting the instructions | 3 (21.4%) |