Term | Definition |
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Caregiver | An individual ≥ 18 years of age who provides care for a child < 15 years of age |
Community health volunteers (CHV) | Unpaid health personnel with limited training who deliver basic health care services in their communities |
Community residents (CR) | Caregivers or pregnant women who participated in the study |
Formal health system | Government-recognized HF (called Centre de Santé de Base [CSB] in Madagascar) and CHVs |
Health facility (HF) | A clinic or health center directly supported by the Government of Madagascar (public) or by private entities (private) |
Health Provider (HP) | A physician, nurse or midwife who provides clinical services in public or private HF |
Informal health system | Relatives, traditional healers, businesses that sell medications and/or health care products, pharmacies |
Non-user of services (non-user) | Caregivers or pregnant women reporting febrile illness during the previous two weeks who did not seek care from the formal health system (regardless of care-seeking from the informal health system) |
Participants | Any study participant including CRs, HPs, and CHVs |
Pregnant woman | A female who reports she is pregnant |
Rural commune | The smallest administrative unit located in a rural area (eg, more than 15 km from the district capital) in Madagascar as defined by the national statistical offices |
Urban commune | The smallest administrative unit located in an urban area (eg, less than 15 km from the district capital) in Madagascar as defined by the national statistical offices |
Users of health services (user) | Caregivers or pregnant women who sought care for febrile illness from the formal health system |