Table 3 Malaria care-seeking behaviours per group
Children < 5 years | 5–15 years | 16 years and above | Pregnant women | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
N | 462 | 460 | 438 | 34 | 1394 | |
Sought treatment | ||||||
Yes | 454 (98.3) | 456 (99.1) | 424 (96.8) | 32 (94.1) | 1366 (98.0) | 0.03 |
No | 8 (1.7) | 4 (0.9) | 14 (3.2) | 2 (5.9) | 28 (2.0) | |
Time of care-seeking | ||||||
Prompt treatment | 311 (68.5) | 307 (67.3) | 266 (62.7) | 20 (62.5) | 904 (66.2) | 0.01 |
Not prompt treatment | 143 (31.5) | 149 (32.7) | 152 (35.9) | 12 (37.5) | 456 (33.4) | |
Missing information | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.4) | |
First location of care-seeking provider | ||||||
Health Centres | 387 (85.2) | 340 (74.6) | 287 (67.7) | 29 (90.6) | 1043 (76.4) | < 0.001 |
Community health workers | 25 (5.5) | 55 (12.1) | 47 (11.1) | 2 (6.3) | 129 (9.4) | |
Family stock | 26 (5.7) | 27 (5.9) | 26 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 79 (5.8) | |
Traditional healer | 7 (1.4) | 11 (2.4) | 13 (3.1) | 1 (3.1) | 32 (2.3) | |
Private pharmacy | 2 (0.4) | 9 (2.0) | 29 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (2.9) | |
Street vendor | 5 (1.1) | 13 (2.8) | 17 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 35 (2.6) | |
Missing information | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.6) | |
Reasons for choosing a providera | ||||||
Proximity | 214 (47.4) | 244 (53.6) | 231 (55.0) | 19 (59.4) | 708 (52.1) | 0.09 |
Availability of malaria drugs | 155 (34.3) | 143 (31.4) | 123 (29.3) | 3 (9.4) | 424 (31.2) | 0.02 |
Qualified health workers | 138 (30.5) | 131 (28.8) | 136 (32.4) | 11 (34.4) | 416 (30.6) | 0.67 |
Good reputation of providers | 50 (11.1) | 90 (19.8) | 75 (17.9) | 4 (12.5) | 219 (16.1) | 0.003 |
Personal good experience | 59 (13.1) | 54 (11.9) | 45 (10.7) | 2 (6.3) | 160 (11.8) | 0.55 |
Low cost of care | 52 (11.5) | 19 (4.2) | 20 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 91 (6.7) | < 0.001 |
Other reasons | 35 (7.7) | 23 (5.1) | 32 (7.6) | 5 (15.6) | 95 (70) | 0.07 |
Distance travelled for careb (km) | ||||||
< 5 | 306 (71.8) | 362 (84.6) | 304 (77.4) | 17 (53.1) | 989 (77.3) | < 0.001 |
≥ 5 | 107 (25.1) | 63 (14.7) | 75 (19.1) | 13 (40.6) | 258 (20.2) | |
Missing information | 13 (3.1) | 3 (0.7) | 14 (3.6) | 2 (6.3) | 32 (2.50) | |
Means to reach health care providerb | ||||||
Walking | 119 (27.9) | 95 (22.2) | 75 (19.1) | 5 (15.6) | 294 (23.0) | 0.001 |
Bicycle | 192 (45.1) | 144 (33.6) | 82 (20.9) | 10 (31.3) | 428 (33.5) | |
Motorbike | 106 (25.0) | 180 (42.1) | 221 (56.2) | 16 (50.0) | 523 (40.9) | |
Others | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.4) | |
Missing information | 8 (1.9) | 6 | 14 (3.69) | 1 (3.1) | 29 (2.3) | |