Table 1 |
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Time of episode and treatment and initial treatment source of adults and children with self-described malaria. |
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| Adults (N = 100) |
Children (N = 66) |
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| % |
% |
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| Malaria episode within 6 months of interview |
53.0 |
90.9a |
| Treatment sought within 1 day |
68.0 |
48.5b |
| Initial treatment source |
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| Health care facility |
66.0 |
66.7 |
| Shop |
19.0 |
30.3 |
| Traditional healer |
4.0 |
1.5 |
| Herbal medicine |
5.0 |
0.0 |
| Self treatment |
4.0 |
0.0 |
| No treatment |
2.0 |
1.5 |
| Ever treated at health facility |
88.0 |
98.5 |
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a P < 0.0001, b P = 0.01, χ 2 test. |
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Sumba et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:245 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-245 |
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