Table 1 Treatment-seeking behaviours between malaria cases and non-malaria fever patients
Treatment-seeking behaviours | Malaria cases (%, 95%CI) N = 223 | % Accumulated | Non-malaria febrile patients (%, 95%CI) N = 446 | % Accumulated | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time prior to attending health facilities with laboratory testing (hours) | |||||
≤ 24(1 day) | 32 (14.4, 10.0–19.7) | 14.4 | 167 (37.4, 32.8.0–41.9) | 37.4 | < 0.0001 |
25–48(2 days) | 53 (23.8, 18.3–29.9) | 38.1 | 111 (24.9, 21.2–29.5) | 62.3 | 0.7753 |
49–72(3 days) | 38 (17.0, 12.4–22.6) | 55.2 | 104 (23.3, 19.5–27.6) | 85.6 | 0.0764 |
73–168(7 days) | 74 (33.2, 27.0–39.8) | 88.3 | 59 (13.2, 10.3–16.8) | 98.8 | < 0.0001 |
169–360 (15 days) | 21 (9.4, 5.9–14.0) | 97.8 | 4 (0.9, 0.3–2.4) | 99.8 | < 0.0001 |
> 360 (15 days) | 5 (2.2, 0.7–5.2) | 100 | 1 (0.2, 0.01–2.4) | 100 | 0.0296 |
Self-medication prior to attending health facilities with laboratory testing | |||||
Yes | 67 (30.0, 24.1–36.5) | 30.0 | 83 (18.6, 15.2–22.6) | 18.6 | 0.0012 |
No | 156 (70.0, 63.5–75.9) | 100 | 363 (81.4, 77.4–84.8) | 100 | 0.0012 |
Visited sites without laboratory testing for malaria prior to seeking appropriate treatment | |||||
No | 94 (42.2, 35.6–48.9) | 42.2 | 283 (63.5, 58.8–67.9) | 36.5 | < 0.0001 |
Yes | 129 (57.8, 50.1–64.4) | 100 | 163 (36.5, 32.1–41.2) | 100 | < 0.0001 |
Drug stores | 73 (56.6, 47.6–65.3) | 56.6 | 84 (51.5, 33.9–47.1) | 51.5 | 0.4579 |
Village health posts | 23 (17.8, 11.7–25.5) | 74.4 | 55 (33.7, 22.4–34.6) | 85.3 | 0.0035 |
Private clinics | 15 (11.6, 6.7–18.5) | 86.1 | 9 (5.5, 11.2–21.2) | 90.8 | 0.0945 |
Public hospitals | 16 (12.4, 7.3–19.4) | 98.5 | 12 (7.4, 11.2–21.2) | 98.2 | 0.2103 |
Others | 2 (1.6, 0.2–5.5) | 100 | 3 (1.8, 33.9–47.1) | 100 | 0.8414 |