Table 4 Home management of malaria cases in households in Yaoundé in January 2017
From: Malaria prevention in the city of Yaoundé: knowledge and practices of urban dwellers
Items | Characteristics | N (frequency) |
|---|---|---|
Management of malaria cases (N = 1590) | Hospital consultation | 545 (34.3%) |
Traditionala | 82 (5.2%) | |
Self-medication | 963 (60.5%) | |
Buying drugs (N = 1482) | Pharmacy | 1078 (72.7%) |
Street drugs | 537 (36.2%) | |
Traditionala | 80 (5.4%) | |
Hospital | 306 (20.6%) | |
Expenses | For mosquito control | 11,589 ± 1333 |
For malaria treatment | 66,403 ± 4012 |