Table 3 Treatment-seeking behaviours between malaria cases and non-malaria fever patients recruited in Myanmar
Treatment-seeking behaviours | Malaria cases (%, 95%CI) N = 71 | % accumulated | Non-malaria febrile patients (%, 95%CI) N = 142 | % accumulated | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time prior to attending health facilities with laboratory testing (hours) | |||||
≤ 24(1 day) | 10 (14.1, 7.0–24.4) | 14.1 | 13 (9.2, 5.0–15.2) | 9.2 | 0.3488 |
25–48(2 days) | 32 (45.1, 33.2–57.3) | 59.2 | 41 (28.9, 21.6–37.1) | 38.0 | 0.0220 |
49–72(3 days) | 15 (21.1, 9.8–21.8) | 80.3 | 48 (33.8, 26.1–42.2) | 71.8 | 0.0583 |
73–168(7 days) | 13 (18.3, 10.1–29.2) | 98.6 | 35 (24.7, 17.8–32.6) | 96.5 | 0.3846 |
169–360 (15 days) | 1 (1.4, 0.04–7.6) | 100 | 4 (2.8, 0.8–7.1) | 99.3 | 0.6669 |
> 360 (15 days) | 0 | 100 | 1 (0.7, 0.02–3.9) | 100 | 1.0000 |
Self-medication prior to attending health facilities with laboratory testing | |||||
Yes | 5 (7.0, 2.3–15.7) | 7.0 | 8 (5.6, 2.5–10.8) | 5.6 | 0.7636 |
No | 66 (93.0, 84.3–97.7) | 100 | 143 (94.4, 89.2–97.5) | 100 | 0.7636 |
Visited sites without laboratory testing for malaria prior to seeking appropriate treatment | |||||
No | 40 (56.3, 44.1–68.1) | 56.3 | 69 (48.6, 40.1–57.1) | 48.6 | 0.3111 |
Yes | 31 (43.7, 31.9–56.0) | 100 | 73 (51.4, 43.9–59.9) | 100 | 0.3111 |
Drug stores | 22 (71.0, 42.7–85.8) | 71.0 | 45 (61.6, 49.5–72.8) | 61.6 | 0.5022 |
Village health posts | 1 (3.2, 0.1–16.7) | 74.2 | 16 (21.9, 13.1–33.1) | 83.6 | 0.0197 |
Private clinics | 1 (3.2, 0.1–16.7) | 77.4 | 1 (1.4, 0.03–7.4) | 84.9 | 0.5093 |
Public hospitals | 5(16.1, 5.5–33.7) | 93.6 | 9(12.3, 5.8–22.1) | 97.3 | 0.7541 |
Others | 2 (6.5, 0.8–21.42) | 100 | 2 (2.7, 0.3–9.6) | 100 | 0.5807 |