Table 2 Treatment-seeking behaviours between malaria cases and non-malaria fever patients recruited in China
Treatment-seeking behaviours | Malaria cases (%, 95%CI) N = 152 | % accumulated | Non-malaria febrile patients (%, 95%CI) N = 304 | % accumulated | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time prior to attending health facilities with laboratory testing (hours) | |||||
≤ 24(1 day) | 22 (14.5, 9.3–21.1) | 14.5 | 153 (50.3, 44.7.0–55.9) | 50.3 | < 0.0001 |
25–48(2 days) | 23 (15.1, 8.8–20.3) | 29.6 | 71 (15.4, 19.0–28.4) | 73.7 | 0.0185 |
49–72(3 days) | 23 (15.1, 9.8–21.8) | 44.7 | 56 (18.4, 14.5–23.2) | 92.1 | 0.4321 |
73–168(7 days) | 61 (40.1, 32.3–48.4) | 84.8 | 24 (7.9, 5.4–11.5) | 100 | < 0.0001 |
169–360 (15 days) | 20 (13.2, 8.2–19.6) | 98.0 | 0 | 100 | – |
> 360 (15 days) | 3 (2.0, 1.1–7.5) | 100 | 0 | 100 | – |
Self-medication prior to attending health facilities with laboratory testing | |||||
Yes | 62 (40.8, 23.9–49.1) | 40.8 | 75 (24.7, 20.2–29.8) | 24.7 | 0.0005 |
No | 90 (59.2, 51.0–67.1) | 100 | 229 (75.3, 70.2–79.8) | 100 | 0.0005 |
Visited sites without laboratory testing for malaria prior to seeking appropriate treatment | |||||
No visiting | 52 (34.2, 25.2–45.8) | 34.2 | 212 (69.7, 64.4–74.6) | 69.7 | < 0.0001 |
Yes | 100 (65.8, 57.7–73.3) | 100 | 92 (30.3, 25.4–35.6) | 100 | < 0.0001 |
Drug stores | 51 (51.0, 41.7–62.2) | 51.0 | 39 (42.4, 33.3–54.8) | 42.4 | 0.3056 |
Village health posts | 22 (22.0, 14.6–32.0) | 73.0 | 39 (42.4, 33.3–54.8) | 84.8 | 0.0029 |
Private clinics | 14 (14.0, 8.0–22.8) | 87.0 | 8 (8.7, 4.0–17.0) | 93.5 | 0.3638 |
Public hospitals | 11 (11.0, 5.7–19.2) | 98.0 | 3 (3.3, 0.7–9.5) | 96.7 | 0.0522 |
Others | 2 (2.0, 0.1–6.0) | 100 | 3 (3.3, 0.7–9.5) | 100 | 0.6719 |