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Preferences for different providers for the provision of near and appropriate treatment before and after implementation of CHW strategy |
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| Before implementation of CHW |
Intervention villages N = 600 n (%) |
Comparison villages N = 600 n (%) |
Chi-square |
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| Self-treatment at home |
68 (11.3) |
135 (22.5) |
26.2*** |
| Community health workers |
315 (52.5) |
283 (47.2) |
3.74* |
| Education to mothers to self-treat |
35 (5.8) |
29 (4.8) |
0.63 |
| Treatment in primary health centers |
72 (12.0) |
82 (13.7) |
0.69 |
| Train patent medicine dealers (drug sellers) |
28 (4.7) |
2 (0.3) |
23.14*** |
| Hospitals |
49 (8.2) |
22 (3.7) |
11.05*** |
| Others (including herbalists) |
3 (0.5) |
7 (1.2) |
1.59 |
| After implementation of CHW |
N = 300 |
N = 300 |
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| Self-treatment at home |
17 (5.7) |
20 (6.7) |
0.28 |
| Communityd health workers |
209 (69.7) |
121 (40.3) |
48.45*** |
| Education to mothers to self-treat |
9 (3.0) |
31 (10.3) |
13.0*** |
| Treatment in primary health centers |
41 (13.7) |
75 (25.0) |
10.7*** |
| Train patent medicine dealers (drug sellers) |
1 (0.3 |
40 (13.3) |
40.04*** |
| Hospitals |
15 (5.0) |
8 (2.7) |
2.16 |
| Others |
8 (2.7) |
2 (0.7) |
3.70* |
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Note: * = p < .10; ** = p < .05; *** = p < .01 | |||
Onwujekwe et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:117 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-117 |
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