Variables | Frequency n (%) |
---|---|
Do you seek healthcare | Â |
Yes | 276 (98.2) |
No | 5 (1.8) |
How prompt do you seek treatment | Â |
Within 12Â h | 130 (46.3) |
Up to 24Â h | 120 (42.7) |
Up to 48Â h | 22 (7.8) |
Up to 72Â h | 9 (3.2) |
Where do you seek treatment | Â |
Go to hospital | 254 (90.4) |
Take drugs at home | 15 (5.3) |
Give herbal preparation | 12 (4.3) |
Malaria is a life-threatening disease | Â |
Yes | 270 (96.1) |
No | 11 (3.9) |
It is dangerous not to complete malaria treatment | Â |
Yes | 252 (89.7) |
No | 29 (10,3) |
Anyone can get malaria | Â |
Yes | 262 (93.2) |
No | 19 (6.8) |
Possible to recover from malaria without treatment | Â |
Yes | 53 (18.9) |
No | 228 (81.1) |