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Table 2 Distribution of self-reported fever across districts

From: The economic costs of malaria in four Kenyan districts: do household costs differ by disease endemicity?

Variable

Bondo

n = 901 (%)

Gucha

n = 1048 (%)

Kwale

n = 1329 (%)

Makueni

n = 936 (%)

Proportion of self-reported fevers

    

   • < 5 years

63 (44.7)

43 (21.7)

105 (41.7)

30 (21.7)

   • > = 5 years

199 (26.2)

170 (20.0)

322 (29.9)

142 (17.8)

   • All

262 (29.1)

213 (20.3)

427 (32.1)

172 (18.4)

Self-reported fever by gender (age > = 15 years)

    

   • Male

46 (25.3)

56 (21.3)

102 (33.4)

39 (21.3)

   • Female

30 (17.8)

31 (15.1)

59 (29.2)

28 (15.7)

Fever perceived as severe*

    

   • < 5 years

51 (81.0)

31 (72.0)

73 (65.2)

20 (66.7)

   • > = 5 years

97 (48.2)

129 (75.6)

184 (56.4)

86 (60.4)

Proportion of fevers treated

    

   • < 5 years

52 (89.7)

44 (93.6)

102 (81.1)

27 (90.0)

   • > = 5 years

190 (94.5)

150 (89.3)

299 (91.2)

116 (82.9)

Proportion of fevers treated in the formal sector

    

   • < 5 years

25 (43.1)

22 (46.4)

38 (34.0)

20 (66.7)

   • > = 5 years

62 (30.9)

40 (23.8)

78 (23.8)

63 (45.0)