Table 4 Patients malaria knowledge and perceptions
Variables | N | % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Days waited before visiting health facility | Â | Â |
≤1 day | 151 | 77.4 (71.0, 82.8) |
>1Â day | 44 | 22.6 (17.2, 29.0) |
Patient Seen AL before | Â | Â |
Yes | 182 | 93.3 (88.8, 96.1) |
No | 12 | 6.2 (3.5, 10.6) |
Don’t Know | 1 | 0.5 (0.1, 3.6) |
Patient Taken AL before | Â | Â |
Yes | 63 | 64.3 (54.2, 73.3) |
No | 35 | 35.7 (26.7, 45.8) |
Dislike AL | Â | Â |
Yes | 6 | 3.1 (1.4, 6.7) |
No | 189 | 96.9 (93.3, 98.6) |
Side Effects | Â | Â |
Yes | 42 | 21.5 (16.3, 27.9) |
No | 153 | 78.5 (72.1, 83.7) |
Fever | 5 | 10.9 (1.9, 19.9) |
Vomiting | 38 | 82.6 (71.6, 93.6) |
Headache | 2 | 4.3 (−1.6, 10.6) |
Weak & dizzy | 1 | 2.1 (−2.0, 6.2) |
Number of correct statements recalled | Â | Â |
None | 9 | 4.6 (2.4, 8.7) |
At least one | 186 | 95.4 (91.3, 97.6) |
Last time patient had malaria | Â | Â |
≤1 month ago | 88 | 43.4 (36.6, 50.3) |
>1Â month ago | 115 | 56.7 (49.7, 63.4) |
Did patient receive RDT | Â | Â |
Yes | 192 | 98.5 (95.3, 99.5) |
No | 0 | 0 |
Don’t know | 3 | 1.5 (0.5, 4.7) |
RDT Result | Â | Â |
Negative | 37 | 18.9 (14.0, 25.2) |
Positive | 157 | 80.5 (74.3, 85.5) |
Don’t know | 1 | 0.5 (0.07, 3.6) |