Table 2 Health-seeking behaviours of caregivers to treat malaria in children under twelve and malaria symptoms recognized in Cotonou, Benin, May 2016 (N = 340)
Categories | Subcategories | Frequencies (n) | Percentages (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment-seeking | Healthcare professional | 116 | 34 |
Home treatment with pharmaceutical drugs | 207 | 61 | |
Home treatment with traditional remedies | 17 | 5 | |
Fever, headache, dizziness | No | 30 | 8 |
Yes | 310 | 91 | |
Body aches, chills, weak | No | 248 | 73 |
Yes | 92 | 27 | |
Bitter taste in the mouth, no appetite | No | 268 | 79 |
Yes | 72 | 21 | |
Vomiting, diarrhoea | No | 265 | 78 |
Yes | 75 | 22 | |
Dark urine, yellow eyes | No | 312 | 92 |
Yes | 28 | 8 | |
Cough | No | 310 | 91 |
Yes | 30 | 9 | |
Other: prickly, sores in the mouth, anaemia | No | 328 | 96 |
Yes | 12 | 4 | |
Number of symptoms (md[length] = 2 [1,6]) | 1 | 141 | 42 |
2 | 134 | 39 | |
≥ 3 | 65 | 19 | |
Use of IMPD for home treatment with pharmaceutical drugsa (n = 207) | No | 123 | 59 |
Yes | 84 | 41 |