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Table 2 Characteristics of children treated with artemether and their households in the Bata district

From: 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

 

Artemether

p value

No

Yes

n

%

n

%

Age group (years)

 < 1

49

15.8

12

10.3

 

 1–5

176

56.6

75

64.1

 

 > 5

86

27.7

30

25.6

0.253

Sex of child

 Male

155

49.8

67

57.3

 

 Female

156

50.2

50

42.7

0.171

Area

 Rural

132

42.4

41

35.0

 

 Urban

179

57.6

76

65.0

0.165

Distance to nearest health facility

 ≤ 3 km

171

55.0

78

66.7

 

 > 3 km

140

45.0

39

33.3

0.029

Wealth quintiles

 Poorest

72

23.2

15

12.8

 

 Second

59

19.0

31

26.5

 

 Middle

64

20.6

16

13.7

 

 Fourth

64

20.6

23

19.7

 

 Richest

52

16.7

32

27.4

0.008

To have a malaria case in the house

  

195

  

 No

90

28.9

36

30.8

 

 Yes

194

62.4

78

66.7

0.983

Caregiver characteristics

 Caregiver age

  15–24

62

19.9

24

20.5

 

  25–34

100

32.2

53

45.3

 

  35–44

58

18.6

24

20.5

 

  45–54

58

18.6

13

11.1

 

  ≥ 55

33

10.6

3

2.6

0.008

Education

 Primary School or less

162

52.1

39

33.3

 

 At least secondary school

149

47.9

78

66.7

0.001

Malaria knowledge

 Poor

200

64.3

50

42.7

 

 Good

111

35.7

67

57.3

0.000

Best treatment

 Artemether

52

16.7

58

49.6

0.000

 AS/AQ

19

6.1

9

7.7

0.555

Source of treatment

 Pharmacy

26

8.4

13

11.1

 

 Traditional healer

1

0.3

0

0.0

 

 Private doctor

44

14.1

14

12.0

 

 Health centre

52

16.7

15

12.8

 

 Hospital

123

39.5

74

63.2

 

 CHW

2

0.6

0

0.0

 

 Neighbour

1

0.3

0

0.0

0.188

Delay

 ≤ 24 h

120

51.9

53

58.9

 

 > 24 h

111

48.1

37

41.1

0.262