Table 2 ITN use, care-seeking, diagnosis and treatment of fever
Participants | Total | Childrena (%) | Womena (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ITN used previous night | 646 (31.6) | 297 (33.5) | 349 (30.2) | 0.104 |
Reported fever | N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total with fever (% of participants) | 401 (19.5) | 196 (22.1) | 205 (17.6) | 0.013* |
Sought treatment at PHC | 152 (37.6) | 88 (44.9)b | 64 (31.2) | 0.005* |
Sought treatment at PHC within 24Â h | 78 (19.5) | 43 (21.9) | 35 (17.1) | 0.219* |
Self-treatment or private clinics | 52 (13.0%) | 26 (13.2) | 26 (12.7) | 0.862* |
Mean distance to access care in km, (95% CI) | ||||
 PHC |  | 3.0, (2.5–3.4) | 2.7, (2.0–3.3) | 0.487** |
 Village clinic |  | 1.9, (0.6–3.2) | NA |  |
Diagnosis and treatment: n (% or SD) | ||||
 Finger prick | 165 (41.1) | 96 (49.0) | 69 (33.7) | 0.002* |
 Drugs prescribed | 191 (47.6) | 109 (57.1) | 82 (42.9) | 0.191 |
  AL | 105 (26.2) | 69 (35.2) | 36 (17.6) | < 0.001* |
  Other anti-malarial drugc | 22 (5.5) | 15 (3.6) | 7 (1.0) | 0.10 |
  Antibiotics | 29 (7.2) | 18 (9.2) | 11 (5.4) | 0.401 |
 Paid for treatment | 86 (21.4) | 41 (20.9) | 45 (22.0) | 0.809 |
 Amount in MK (SD) |  | 450 (186–714) | 426 (297–555) | 0.863 |