Table 3 Knowledge and practices followed in the community related to malaria diagnosis and treatment
| Â | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
1st Line of consultation for diagnosis and treatment for fever (N = 773) |  |  |
 Priest | 30 | 3.9 |
 Gunia | 16 | 2.1 |
 Traditional Medicine Practitioners | 45 | 5.8 |
 Faith Healers | 23 | 3.0 |
 ASHA/ANM | 141 | 18.2 |
 MEDP | 309 | 40.0 |
 SC/PHC/CHC/District Hospital | 616 | 79.7 |
 Pharmacist/Private Practitioners | 106 | 13.7 |
Knowledge on diagnostic tests for malaria | 550 (Out of 773) | 71.2 |
Those who knows diagnostic tests (N = 550) |  |  |
 RDT | 266 | 48.4 |
 Blood slide examination | 284 | 51.6 |
Nature of bio sample used for diagnostic test | Â | Â |
 Blood | 546 | 99.3 |
 Do not know | 4 | 0.7 |
 Total | 550 |  |
Fever cases reported | Â | Â |
 Any fever case in family in the past six months? | 326 (Out of 773) | 42.2 |
 Blood test done for these fever cases? | 232 (Out of 326) | 71.2 |
Source where diagnosis conducted (N = 232) |  |  |
 Traditional medicine practitioners | 1 | 0.3 |
 ASHA/ANM/MTS/MI | 16 | 6.9 |
 VMW (MEDP) | 161 | 69.4 |
 SC/PHC/CHC/DH | 53 | 22.8 |
 Pharmacist/Private Practitioner | 19 | 8.2 |
Expenditure on the blood test (N = 232) |  |  |
 FREE | 208 | 89.7 |
 10–50 INR | 7 | 3.0 |
 100–200 INR | 5 | 2.2 |
 200–500 INR | 3 | 1.3 |
 50–100 INR | 8 | 3.4 |
 500–1000 INR | 1 | 0.4 |
Result of the blood test | Â | Â |
 Result informed after the test | 188 (Out of 232) | 81.0 |
 Negative | 167 (Out of 188) | 88.8 |
 Positive | 10 (Out of 188) | 5.3 |
 Do not remember | 11 (Out of 188) | 5.9 |
Expenditure on treatment (13 respondents could remember) | Â | Â |
 FREE | 8 | 61.5 |
 50–100 INR | 1 | 7.7 |
 200–500 INR | 2 | 15.4 |
 500–1000 INR | 2 | 15.4 |