Skip to main content

Table 2 Mothers’ perception of recovery after treatment of childhood fever by PMDs (N = 385)

From: Mothers’ perception of recovery and satisfaction with patent medicine dealers’ treatment of childhood febrile conditions in rural communities

 

Frequency

Percentage (%)

What happened to the child after treatment by the PMDs

 Fully recovered

143

37.14

 Fever persisted

25

6.49

 Fever relapsed

102

26.49

 Recovered with disability e.g.(inability to walk)

53

13.77

 Died

62

16.10

Total

385

100

  1. PMDs patent medicine dealers