Table 1 Summary statistics of demographic characteristics and treatment behavior
Individuals who ever visited formal health facility (N = 1070) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | N (%) | Total non-missing observations | |
A. Characteristics of patient | |||
Age | 19 ± 19 | 1070 | |
Patient under 5 | 295 (28) | 1070 | |
Female | 650 (61) | 1070 | |
B. Characteristics of respondent | |||
Age | 40 ± 14 | 1070 | |
Female | 907 (85) | 1070 | |
No education | 44 (4) | 1070 | |
Some primary education | 592 (55) | 1070 | |
Some secondary education | 434 (41) | 1070 | |
C. Characteristics of household | |||
Has electricity | 212 (20) | 1069 | |
Owns mobile phone | 978 (91) | 1069 | |
Owns land | 974 (91) | 1069 | |
Number of household members | 6.6 ± 2.6 | 1070 | |
Time to nearest health facility (min) | 26 ± 15 | 1049 | |
D. Treatment-seeking for febrile illness | |||
Took more than one action for illness | 653 (61) | 1070 | |
Ever visited public sector | 778 (73) | 1070 | |
Ever visited private clinic | 324 (30) | 1070 | |
Ever visited drug shop/pharmacy | 384 (36) | 1070 | |
E. Malaria testing and treatment | |||
Tested for malaria | 875 (82) | 1067 | |
Among those tested | |||
Tested with microscopy | 448 (51) | 875 | |
Tested with RDT | 340 (39) | 875 | |
Don’t know/don’t remember test type | 87 (10) | 875 | |
Tested at formal health facility | 871 (100) | 875 | |
Tested positive | 720 (83) | 871 | |
Record observed for test result | 474 (54) | 875 | |
Took ACT | 853 (80) | 1069 | |
ACT packaging observed | 390 (46) | 853 | |
Took other anti-malarial drug | 215 (20) | 1069 | |
Took any anti-malarial drug (including ACT) | 912 (85) | 1069 | |