Table 2 |
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Recovery from self-described malaria in adults and children, by initial health care provider and treatment given. |
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| Medical facility |
Shop |
Traditional healer/herbal medicine |
No treatment |
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| Therapy |
N |
% Recoveredd |
N |
% Recovered |
N |
% Recovered |
N |
% Recovered |
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| Adults (N = 100) |
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| Anti-malariala |
51 |
86.3 |
5 |
80.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| No anti-malarialb |
0 |
0 |
12 |
16.7 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
50.0 |
| Not knownc |
15 |
80.0 |
2 |
50.0 |
9 |
77.8 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
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| All |
66 |
84.9 |
19 |
36.8 |
9 |
77.8 |
6 |
33.3 |
|
|
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| Children (N = 66) |
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| Anti-malariala |
32 |
81.3 |
1 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| No anti-malarialb |
0 |
0 |
18 |
38.9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Not knownc |
12 |
75.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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| All |
44 |
79.6 |
20 |
40.0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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a Sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine, quinine, amodiaquine, or chloroquine. b Paracetamol, aspirin, anti-histamine, antibiotics. c Respondent could not recall treatment or treatment content not known. d Percentage who reported recovery from symptoms with this treatment, with no requirement for further treatment. |
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Sumba et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:245 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-245 |
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