Table 1 |
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Decision-making on malaria treatment for a sick child under five as reported by mothers |
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| Who decides to obtain an anti- malarial drug? (n = 130) |
Who authorizes the expenditure? (n = 130) |
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| Mother |
46 (35%, 28%–44%) |
14 (11%, 7%–17%) |
| Husband |
55 (42%, 34%–51%) |
103 (79%, 71%–85%) |
| Together |
26 (20%, 14%–28%) |
8 (6%, 3%–12%) |
| Relatives/others |
3 (2%, 1%–7%) |
5 (4%, 2%–9%) |
| Total |
130 (100%) |
130 (100%) |
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The results are expressed with 95% confidence intervals. |
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Saulo et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:227 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-227 |
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