Table 3 Relationship between socio-demographic factors of study participants, promptness of presentation in health facility and home-based management of malaria
Socio-demographic factors | Home based management of malaria | χ2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Family social class | ||||
Upper (n = 77) | 63 (81.8) | 14 (18.2) | 6.60 | 0.04 |
Middle (n = 123) | 85 (69.1) | 38 (30.9) | ||
Lower (n = 90) | 74 (82.2) | 16 (17.8) | ||
Household size | ||||
Small (n = 274) | 208 (75.9) | 66 (24.1) | 1.13 | 0.29 |
Large (n = 16) | 14 (87.5) | 2 (12.5) | ||
Caregivers’ age (years) | ||||
16–25 (n = 42) | 30 (71.4) | 12 (28.6) | 0.74 | 0.86 |
26–35 (n = 189) | 146 (77.2) | 43 (22.8) | ||
36–45 (n = 54) | 42 (77.8) | 12 (22.2) | ||
>45 (n = 5) | 4 (80.0) | 1 (20.0) | ||
Level of education | ||||
Tertiary (n = 87) | 63 (72.4) | 24 (27.6) | 4.59 | 0.21 |
Secondary (n = 124) | 92 (74.2) | 32 (25.8) | ||
Primary (n = 65) | 56 (86.1) | 9 (13.9) | ||
No formal (n = 14) | 11 (78.5) | 3 (21.5) | ||
Promptness of presentation | ||||
Late presentation (n = 124) | 112 (90.3) | 12 (9.7) | 22.89 | <0.001 |
Early presentation (n = 166) | 110 (66.3) | 56 (33.7) | ||