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Table 4 Life table: cumulative probability, and hazard of seeking appropriate care at different time intervals for caregivers of children with uncomplicated malaria and severe malaria

From: Caregiver responses and association with delayed care-seeking in children with uncomplicated and severe malaria

Interval in days

Caregivers of children with uncomplicated malaria, N = 325

Caregivers of children with severe malaria, N = 325

Number of caregivers responding to illness

Number of children who accessed appropriate care

Cumulative probability of accessing appropriate care

Hazard (95%)

Number of caregivers responding to illness

Number of children who accessed appropriate care

Cumulative probability of accessing appropriate care

Hazard (95%)

0 to < 1

325

99

0.304

0.35 (0.28, 0.42)

325

38

0.116

0.12 (0.08, 0.16)

1 to < 2

226

96

0.600

0.53 (0.43, 0.64)

287

77

0.353

0.30 (0.24, 0.37)

2 to < 3

130

55

0.769

0.53 (0.40, 0.67)

210

90

0.630

0.54 (0.43, 0.65)

3 to < 4

75

26

0.849

0.41 (0.26, 0.57)

120

46

0.772

0.47 (0.34, 0.60)

4 to < 5

49

15

0.895

0.36 (0.18, 0.54)

74

23

0.843

0.36 (0.22, 0.51)

5 to < 6

34

9

0.923

0.30 (0.10, 0.50)

51

19

0.901

0.45 (0.25, 0.65)

6 to < 7

25

6

0.941

0.27 (0.05, 0.48)

32

14

0.944

0.56 (0.27, 0.84)

7 to < 8

19

8

0.966

0.53 (0.17, 0.88)

18

10

0.975

0.76 (0.32, 1.20)

8 to < 9

11

6

0.984

0.75 (0.19, 1.30)

8

5

0.990

0.90 (0.19, 1.61)

9 to < 10

5

3

0.993

0.85 (0.00, 1.73)

3

1

0.993

0.40 (0.00, 1.16)

11 to < 12

2

2

1.00

2.00 (2.00, 2.00)

2

1

0.996

0.66 (0.00, 1.89)

12 to < 13

    

1

1

1

2.00 (2.00, 2.00)