Table 3 Home management of suspicion malaria cases and reasons in households
Items Characteristics | Parakou n (%) | Natitingou n (%) | Bohicon n (%) | Cotonou n (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Systematic resort to facility care | |||||
Yes | 69 (34.5) | 55 (27.5) | 38 (19) | 22 (11) | 184 (23) |
No | 131 (65.5) | 145 (72.5) | 162 (81) | 178 (89) | 616 (77) |
Reasons of no resort to facility care | |||||
Fear of getting COVID-19 | 91 (69.5) | 73 (50.3) | 108 (66.7) | 115 (64.6) | 387 (62.8) |
Fear to be tested COVID-19 positive | 22 (16.8) | 11 (7.6) | 36 (22.2) | 94 (52.8) | 163 (26.4) |
COVID-19 restriction measure | 74 (56.5) | 88 (60.7) | 43 (26.5) | 133 (74.7) | 338 (54.9) |
Self-medication | 84 (64.1) | 117 (80.7) | 137 (84.5) | 162 (91.5) | 500 (81.2) |
Lack of financial means | 78 (59.5) | 62 (42.7) | 75 (46.3) | 46 (25.8) | 261 (42.3) |
Traditional care use | 36 (27.4) | 28 (19.3) | 74 (45.6) | 15 (8.4) | 153 (24.8) |
Malaria treatment | |||||
Pharmacy | 114 (57) | 157 (78.5) | 139 (69.5) | 164 (82) | 574 (71.7) |
Street drugs | 21 (10.5) | 13 (6.5) | 19 (9.5) | 07 (3.5) | 60 (7.5) |
Traditional | 75 (37.5) | 30 (15) | 86 (43) | 64 (32) | 255 (31.9) |
COVID-19 treatment | 18 (9) | 0 | 09 (4.5) | 92 (46) | 119 (14.9) |