| 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 | Â | Â | 195 | Â | Â |
 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 |