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Level and source of initial care in fatal acute febrile illness / malaria by age group in the Rufiji DSS sentinel area, 1999–2001 |
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| Level of Care |
Provider |
Age |
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| <5 |
5+ |
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| Government |
VHW |
0.0% |
0.7% |
| Dispensary |
19.4% |
11.2%** |
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| Health Centre |
20.0% |
14.4%* |
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| Hospital |
5.3% |
5.0% |
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| Home |
Mothers |
2.5% |
2.2% |
| Family |
9.4% |
13.2% |
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| Drug Shops |
8.1% |
20.6%** |
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| Non-Government |
Dispensary |
10.3% |
5.5%* |
| Health Centre |
1.6% |
2.0% |
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| Hospital |
2.2% |
2.5% |
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| TM at Practitioner |
6.6% |
6.5% |
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| TM at Home |
2.8% |
1.7% |
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| None |
None |
11.9% |
14.3% |
| 100% |
48% |
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| Number |
320 |
402 |
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| Total |
722 |
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* Significant at 5% level; ** Significant at 1% level TM Traditional Medicine or Practice | |||
de Savigny et al. Malaria Journal 2004 3:27 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-3-27 |
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