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Table 2 Symptoms 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)

Fever

173 (90.5%)

33 (97%)

2.2 (.23)

Shivering

63 (33.0%)

15 (44.1%)

1.8 (.24)

Convulsion

9 (4.7%)

3 (8.8%)

1.0 (.39)

Headache

176 (92.5%)

26 (76.5%)

5.3 (.028)

Anaemia

5 (2.6%)

16 (47.1%)

9.8 (.002)

Vomiting

79 (41.4%)

20 (58.8%)

4.0 (.036)

Diarrhoea

11 (5.8%)

1 (3.0%)

.43 (.44)

Loss of appetite

113 (59.2%)

19 (55.8%)

.05 (.48)

Fatigue

81 (42.4%)

14 (41.2%)

.002 (.56)

Others

127 (66.5%)

28 (82.4%)

3.9 (.033)