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

Table 4 Best ways to cure malaria

	Non-hospitals n (%)	Hospitals N (%)	Chi-square (p-value)
No treatment	2 (1.0)	0 (0)	.34 (.73)
Medicine	126 (66.7)	28 (82.4)	5.27 (.015)
Change diet	46 (24.0)	0 (0)	9.8 (.0001)
Clean house, environment or body	11 (5.8)	0 (0)	2.0 (.17)
Religious healing	1 (0.5)	0 (0)	.17 (.86)
Herbal medicines	0 (0)	0 (0)	NA
Others	53 (27.7)	13 (38.2)	2.1 (.11)

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