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Places where treatment was first sought before and after implementation of CHW strategy |
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| Before implementation of CHW |
Intervention villages N = 212 n (%) |
Control villages N = 168 n (%) |
Chi-square |
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| Self-treatment at home |
20 (9.4) |
12 (7.1) |
0.99 |
| Community health worker |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
Not applicable |
| Treatment in primary health centers |
20 (9.4) |
25 (14.9) |
1.87 |
| Patent medicine dealer (drug sellers) |
95 (44.8) |
88 (52.4) |
0.59 |
| Hospital |
44 (20.8) |
17 (10.1) |
9.37*** |
| Others (including herbalists) |
33 (15.6) |
26 (15.5) |
0.96 |
| After implementation of CHW |
N = 84 |
N = 90 |
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| Self-treatment at home |
0 (0) |
6 (6.7) |
5.72** |
| Community health worker |
22 (26.1) |
1 (1.1) |
23.6*** |
| Treatment in primary health centers |
20 (23.9) |
12 (13.3) |
3.33* |
| Patent medicine dealer |
15 (17.9) |
52 (57.8) |
3.17* |
| Hospital |
7 (8.3) |
3 (3.3) |
2.01 |
| Others (including herbalists) |
20 (23.8) |
16 (17.7) |
0.54 |
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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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