The use and preference of artemether as a first-choice treatment for malaria: results from a cross-sectional survey in the Bata district, Equatorial Guinea

Table 1 Household characteristics related to the preference for artemether as malaria treatment

	Considered artemether the best malaria treatment				p value
	No		Yes
	n	%	n	%
Caregiver age (years)
15–24	65	20.4	21	19.1
25–34	103	32.4	50	45.5
35–44	61	19.2	21	19.1
45–54	56	17.6	15	13.6
≥ 55	33	10.4	3	2.7	0.034
Education
Primary school or less	174	54.7	27	24.5
At least secondary school	144	45.3	83	75.5	0.000
Malaria knowledge
Poor	206	64.8	44	40.0
Good	112	35.2	66	60.0	0.000
Area
Rural	145	45.6	28	25.5
Urban	173	54.4	82	74.5	0.000
Distance to nearest health facility
≤ 3 km	166	52.2	83	75.5
> 3 km	152	47.8	27	24.5	0.000
Wealth quintiles
Poorest	72	22.6	15	13.6
Second	59	18.6	31	28.2
Middle	64	20.1	16	14.5
Fourth	64	20.1	23	20.9
Richest	52	16.4	32	29.1	0.026
Delay in seeking treatment
≤ 24 h	124	39.0	49	44.5
> 24 h	114	35.8	34	30.9	0.275
Have you received advice on treating malaria?
No	230	72.3	62	56.4
Yes	88	27.7	48	43.6	0.002
To have a malaria case in the house
No	90	28.3	36	32.7
Yes	201	63.2	71	64.5	0.605
Sex of child	318		110
Male	158	49.7	64	58.2
Female	160	50.3	46	41.8	0.124
Age group (years)
< 1	40	12.6	21	19.1
1–5	191	60.1	60	54.5
> 5	87	27.4	29	26.4	0.236

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