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Villagers' knowledge and practice related to djèkouadjo in Zatta and Adibrobo, central Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Variable |
Total |
Village |
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| Zatta |
Adibrobo |
χ2 |
P-value |
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| Symptoms |
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| Fever |
163 (70%) |
119 (71%) |
44 (69%) |
0.1 |
0.75 |
| Loss of appetite |
112 (48%) |
90 (54%) |
22 (34%) |
6.8 |
0.009 |
| Headache |
79 (34%) |
63 (36%) |
16 (25%) |
3.2 |
0.073 |
| Yellow eyes |
75 (32%) |
54 (32%) |
21 (33%) |
0.0 |
0.922 |
| Yellow urine |
66 (28%) |
48 (29%) |
18 (28%) |
0.0 |
0.946 |
| Vomiting |
29 (13%) |
22 (13%) |
7 (11%) |
0.2 |
0.657 |
| Perceived causes |
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| Sun |
171 (74%) |
126 (75%) |
45 (70%) |
0.5 |
0.469 |
| Mosquitoes |
150 (65%) |
118 (70%) |
32 (50%) |
8.3 |
0.004 |
| God |
16 (7%) |
12 (7%) |
4 (6%) |
0.0 |
0.960 |
| Sorcerer |
13 (6%) |
13 (8%) |
0 |
3.9 |
0.048 |
| Ancestor |
6 (3%) |
6 (4%) |
0 |
1.1 |
0.285 |
| Actors approached for problem solving |
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| Family |
187 (80%) |
149 (89%) |
38 (59%) |
25.5 |
<0.001 |
| Individual |
42 (18%) |
25 (15%) |
17 (27%) |
4.3 |
0.039 |
| Village |
25 (11%) |
10 (6%) |
15 (23%) |
14.7 |
<0.001 |
| Traditional treatment prescribed by |
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| Relatives |
100 (46%) |
82 (52%) |
18 (30%) |
8.6 |
0.003 |
| Traditional healer |
59 (27%) |
47 (30%) |
12 (20%) |
2.2 |
0.141 |
| Self-medication |
56 (30%) |
29 (19%) |
27 (45%) |
15.7 |
<0.001 |
| Friend |
21 (10%) |
15 (10%) |
6 (10%) |
0.0 |
0.921 |
| Preferred treatment of the sick person |
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| Traditional |
136 (59%) |
107 (64%) |
29 (45%) |
6.5 |
0.011 |
| Modern |
76 (33%) |
46 (27%) |
30 (47%) |
8,0 |
0.005 |
| Don't know |
16 (7%) |
11 (7%) |
5 (8%) |
0.1 |
0.734 |
| Diseases caused by mosquitoes |
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| Malaria |
206 (89%) |
155 (93%) |
51 (80%) |
8.3 |
0.004 |
| Pimples (wheals) |
130 (56%) |
103 (62%) |
27 (42%) |
6.9 |
0.009 |
| Fever |
91 (39%) |
67 (40%) |
24 (38%) |
0.1 |
0.740 |
| Itching |
83 (36%) |
66 (39%) |
17 (25%) |
3.3 |
0.071 |
| Does not know |
8 (3%) |
6 (4%) |
2 (3%) |
0.1 |
0.813 |
| Measures against mosquitoes |
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| Removal of vegetation |
137 (60%) |
108 (65%) |
29 (46%) |
6.6 |
0.010 |
| Removal of stagnant water |
106 (46%) |
87 (52%) |
19 (30%) |
8.9 |
0.003 |
| Use of insecticides |
55 (24%) |
52 (31%) |
3 (5%) |
17.5 |
<0.001 |
| Bush fire |
18 (8%) |
18 (11%) |
0 |
5.9 |
0.014 |
Essé et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:224 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-224 |
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