Table 5 Pharmaceutical drugs used by caregivers to treat malaria in children under 12 in Cotonou, Benin, May 2016 (N = 256): home treatment versus healthcare professional
Variates | Healthcare professional | Home treatment | Chi square test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Categories | Subcategories | n = 71 (%) | n = 185 (%) | p-value |
Therapeutic classes | Anti-malarial | 63 (89) | 120 (65) | 0.000 |
Antipyretic | 30 (42) | 125 (68) | 0.000 | |
Anthelmintic | 4 (6) | 11 (6) | 0.924 | |
Antibiotic | 18 (25) | 24 (13) | 0.017 | |
Supplements | 13 (18) | 26 (14) | 0.828 | |
Anti-malarial | ACT | 21 (30) | 55 (30) | 0.980 |
SP | 2 (3) | 7 (4) | 0.707 | |
Quinine | 42 (59) | 45 (24) | 0.000 | |
Chloroquine | 0 (0) | 11 (6) | 0.036 | |
Other anti-malarial | 1 (1) | 4 (2) | 0.696 | |
Galenic form | Tablet/pill | 28 (39) | 167 (90) | 0.000 |
Injection/infusion | 39 (55) | 1 (1) | 0.000 | |
Syrup | 25 (35) | 29 (16) | 0.019 | |
Other | 7 (10) | 7 (4) | 0.157 | |
Number of different therapeutic classes | 1 | 22 (31) | 84 (45) | 0.036 |
2 | 25 (35) | 77 (42) | 0.348 | |
≥ 3 | 24 (34) | 24 (13) | 0.000 | |