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Table 1 Main causes of malaria

From: Malaria treatment perceptions, practices and influences on provider behaviour: comparing hospitals and non-hospitals in south-east Nigeria

 

Non-hospitals

n (%)

N = 191

Hospitals

n (%)

N = 34

Chi-square(p-value)

Mosquitoes

176 (92.5%)

33 (97)

1.7 (.17)

Lack of sanitation

106 (55.4%)

9 (26.5)

9.1 (.003)

Drinking impure water

32 (16.7%)

2 (5.88)

2.5 (.08)

Exposure to sunlight

15 (7.8%)

0 (0)

2.8 (.08)

Others

42 (21.9)

3 (8.8)

3.0 (.06)

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Malaria Journal

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