Table 5 Relationship between home management of malaria and outcomes
Components of HMM | Severe malaria | Mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | |
Promptness of HMM | ||||
Early (n = 98) | 36 (36.7) | 62 (63.7) | 2 (2.0) | 96 (98.0) |
Late (n = 124) | 64 (51.6) | 60 (48.4) | 16 (13.0) | 108 (87.0) |
χ2 = 4.90, OR 0.5, p = 0.03 | Fisher’s exact: OR 0.1, p < 0.00 | |||
Antimalarial drugs used | ||||
Recommended ACT (n = 35) | 8 (22.8) | 27 (77.2) | 1 (2.8) | 34 (97.2) |
Not-recommended (n = 187) | 92 (49.2) | 95 (50.8) | 17 (9.1) | 170 (90.9) |
χ 2 = 8.26, OR 0.3, p < 0.001 | Fisher’s exact: OR 0.3, p = 0.32 | |||
Correctness of dosages | ||||
Correct (n = 7) | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 1 (6.8) | 6 (93.2) |
Incorrect (n = 215) | 98 (45.6) | 117 (54.4) | 17 (8.0) | 198 (92.0) |
Fisher’s exact: OR 0.5, p = 0.46 | Fisher’s exact: OR 2.0, p = 0.45 | |||