Correlates of social behavior change communication on care-seeking behaviors for children with fever: an analysis of malaria household survey data from Liberia

Table 3 Respondent care-seeking behaviors for febrile children whose caregivers sought treatment or advice for them

Proportion of children that…	% (n)^a
Went to a health facility	80.6 (482)
Had a heel or finger blood sick	72.6 (434)
Test indicated malaria	60.4 (361)
Took medication for their fever	95.8 (573)
Took an ACT	66.7 (399)
Took an ACT the same or next day as fever onset	38.0 (227)

Although taking medication is listed below malaria diagnosis and health facility consultation, children may have received medication before arriving at a health facility or receiving diagnosis
^aN = 598

ISSN: 1475-2875