Table 1 Characteristics of children who visited CHWs and were eligible for referral (presented with a temperature ≥38.5 °C)
Moderate-to-high transmission setting (%)a | Low transmission setting (%)b | |
|---|---|---|
N = 1473 | N = 428 | |
Age group (years) | ||
<1.0 | 296 (20.2) | 116 (27.4) |
1.0–2.9 | 630 (43.0) | 179 (42.3) |
3.0–4.9 | 530 (36.2) | 128 (30.3) |
5.0–15.0 | 8 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Sex | ||
Male | 761 (52.0) | 209 (48.8) |
Female | 703 (48.0) | 219 (51.2) |
Slept under a net the previous night | ||
No | 141 (9.7) | 50 (11.9) |
Yes | 1312 (90.3) | 371 (88.1) |
Resident in the same village as a CHW | ||
No | 123 (8.4) | 73 (17.1) |
Yes | 1345 (91.6) | 355 (82.9) |
Time of visit to CHW after onset of symptoms (h) | ||
>24 | 181 (12.5) | 65 (15.6) |
Within 24 | 1266 (87.5) | 352 (84.4) |
Tested with RDT | ||
Not tested | 406 (27.6) | 192 (44.9) |
Tested | 1067 (72.4) | 236 (55.1) |
Day of visit to a CHW | ||
Weekday | 1054 (71.6) | 312 (72.9) |
Weekend | 419 (28.4) | 116 (27.1) |
Season of visit to a CHW | ||
Dry | 512 (34.8) | 162 (37.9) |
Wet | 961 (65.2) | 266 (62.1) |
Village distance to nearest health centre (km) | ||
0.0–2.4 | 690 (47.0) | 97 (24.0) |
2.5–4.9 | 727 (49.5) | 159 (39.3) |
5.0–7.4 | 51 (3.5) | 103 (25.4) |
7.5–8.9 | 0 (0.0) | 46 (11.4) |