Table 2 Health services provided to children with severe malaria before enrolment
Facility | Number of children examined by provider n/N (%) | Number of children offered a malaria test n/N (%) | Number of children offered a haemoglobin test n/N (%) | Number of children provided an anti-malarial n/N (%) | Number of children who were referred to another facility n/N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drug shop | 140/280 (50.0%) | 25/280 (8.9%) | 0/280 (0) | 176/280 (62.9%) | 35/280 (12.5%) |
Private clinic | 39/50 (78.0%) | 21/50 (42.0%) | 14/50 (28.0%) | 14/50 (26.9%) | 31/50 (62.0%) |
Public health centre II | 13/17 (76.5%) | 5/17 (29.4%) | 1/17 (5.9%) | 8/17 (47.1%) | 9/17 (52.9%) |
Public health centre III | 25/33 (75.8%) | 12/33 (36.4%) | 2/33 (6.1%) | 8/33 (24.2%) | 21/33 (63.6%) |
Public health centre IV | 54/63 (85.7%) | 26/63 (41.3%) | 12/63 (19.0%) | 21/63 (33.3%) | 31/63 (49.2%) |
Public hospital | 78/92 (84.8%) | 40/92 (43.5%) | 40/92 (43.5%) | 14/92 (15.2%) | 66/92 (61.7%) |
All public facilitiesa | 170/205 (82.9%) | 83/205 (40.5%) | 35/205 (26.8%) | 51/205 (24.8%) | 127/205 (62.0%) |