Table 1 Characteristics of patients seeking a treatment for recent fever and characteristics of forest goers who reported previous fever episodes
Characteristic of patients seeking a treatment for recent fever (N = 307) | Categories | n | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age |  < 5 yrs | 50 | 16.3 |
5–18 yrs | 97 | 31.6 | |
19–24 yrs | 18 | 5.9 | |
25–40 yrs | 73 | 23.8 | |
41–64 yrs | 62 | 20.2 | |
65 yrs and above | 7 | 2.3 | |
Sex | Male | 157 | 51.1 |
Female | 150 | 48.9 | |
National quintiles | Poorest quintile | 74 | 24.1 |
2nd quintile | 71 | 23.13 | |
Middle quintile | 94 | 30.62 | |
4th quintile | 58 | 18.89 | |
Best-off quintile | 10 | 3.26 | |
Access | 1 to 2 providers | 61 | 19.87 |
3 to 4 providers | 213 | 69.38 | |
5 to 6 providers | 33 | 10.75 | |
Education level of main income earner | Illiterate and primary education | 196 | 63.84 |
Secondary and high school education | 106 | 34.53 | |
Above high school education | 5 | 1.63 | |
Relationship with HH head | Self | 56 | 18.24 |
Family member | 251 | 81.76 | |
Malaria transmission knowledge level | Correct | 214 | 80.15 |
Incorrect | 53 | 19.85 | |
Malaria prevention knowledge level | Correct | 90 | 33.71 |
Incorrect | 177 | 66.29 | |
Forest goers | Yes | 104 | 33.88 |
No | 203 | 66.12 |
Characteristics of forest goers who reported previous fever episodes (N = 509) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Categories | n | Percentage (%) |
Age |  < 5 yrs | 2 | 0.4 |
5–18 yrs | 11 | 2.2 | |
19–24 yrs | 55 | 10.8 | |
25–40 yrs | 224 | 44 | |
41–64 yrs | 203 | 39.9 | |
65 yrs and above | 14 | 2.8 | |
Sex | Male | 419 | 82.3 |
Female | 90 | 17.7 | |
National  quintiles | Poorest quintile | 137 | 26.92 |
2nd quintile | 112 | 22 | |
Middle quintile | 142 | 27.9 | |
4th quintile | 94 | 18.47 | |
Best-off quintile | 24 | 4.72 | |
Access | 1 to 2 providers | 163 | 32.02 |
3 to 4 providers | 279 | 54.81 | |
5 to 6 providers | 67 | 13.16 | |
Education level of main  income earner | Illiterate and primary education | 323 | 63.46 |
Secondary and high school education | 176 | 34.58 | |
Above high school education | 10 | 1.96 | |
Relationship with HH head | Self | 297 | 58.35 |
Family member | 212 | 41.65 | |
Malaria transmission knowledge level | Correct | 381 | 74.85 |
Incorrect | 128 | 25.15 | |
Malaria prevention knowledge level | Correct | 162 | 31.83 |
Incorrect | 347 | 68.17 | |