Table 2 Reported reasons for not receiving treatment from DDCs

No. of villages/DDCs surveyed

457

No. of fever cases interviewed

3233

No. of cases not received treatment from DDCs

468(14.5%)

Reasons

1. Unaware of DDCs

61(13.0)

2. No relief with chloroquine treatment

38 (8.1)

3. Prefer injections

35 (7.5)

4. Unwilling to get treatment for infants

42 (8.9)

5. Negligence, waiting to be relieved from fever

84 (17.9)

6. Prefer to take medicines from PHC/ANM/MPW

15 (3.2)

7. Absence of volunteers at time of visit

46 (9.8)

8. Unwilling to take treatment for women who have delivered

35 (7.5)

9. Belief that tablets reduce fever in day time only

15 (3.2)

10. Volunteer was from a lower caste

8 (1.7)

11. No one to help to approach DDCs

4 (0.8)

12. No trust in DDCs

65 (13.8)

13. Prefer sugar coated tablets

8 (1.7)

14. No stock of tablets with the volunteer at the time of visit

4 (0.8)

15. Unspecified

7 (1.5)