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Table 3 Frequency of malaria treatment

From: Assessing the effective use of mosquito nets in the prevention of malaria in some parts of Mezam division, Northwest Region Cameroon

 

Frequency of malaria treatment

Total N (%)

X2

P value

Monthly N (%)

Six monthly N (%)

Yearly N (%)

Other N (%)

None N (%)

Are using LLINs

Yes

16 (2.3)

43 (7.2)

133 (22.2)

148 (24.8)

258 (43.1)

598 (80.3)

70.3

0.00

No

24 (16.3)

41 (27.8)

43 (29.3)

28 (18.1)

11 (7.48)

147 (19.7)

36.6

0.00

Total

40 (5.4)

84 (11.3)

176 (23.6)

176 (23.6)

269 (36.1)

745 (100)

  

Condition of LLINs

Very good

0 (%)

15 (3.7)

90 (21.9)

124 (30.2)

181 (44.1)

410 (73.7)

42.1

0.00

Ok

4 (3.9)

10 (9.7)

18 (17.5)

26 (25.2)

45 (43.6)

103 (18.5)

6.41

0.09

Poor

12 (27.9)

18 (41.9)

7 (16.3)

4 (9.3)

2 (4.7)

43 (7.7)

2.88

0.41

Total

16 (2.9)

43 (7.7)

115 (20.7)

152 (27.3)

230 (41.4)

556 (100)

  

How often LLINs is used

Everyday

0

15 (3.8)

63 (16.1)

106 (27.1)

207 (52.9)

391 (66.5)

57.9

0.00

When sick

4 (16)

9 (36)

7 (28)

3 (12)

2 (8)

25 (4.3)

15.9

0.00

When at home

3 (2.7)

12 (10.7)

47 (41.9)

23 (20.5)

27 (24.1)

112 (19.1)

19.8

0.00

Not often

10 (16.7)

14 (23.3)

19 (31.7)

9 (15)

8 (13.3)

60 (10.2)

6.50

0.04

Total

17 (2.9)

50 (8.5)

136 (23.1)

141 (23.9)

244 (41.5)

588 (100)

  

Age

0–5

51 (10.3)

58 (11.7)

77 (15.6)

115 (23.2)

194 (39.1)

495 (59.9)

28.9

0.02

15–48

18 (5.4)

50 (15.1)

123 (37.2)

69 (20.8)

71 (21.5)

331 (40.1)

7.76

0.00

Total

 

69 (8.4)

108 (13)

200 (24.1)

184 (22.3)

265 (32.1)

826 (100)