Table 3 |
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Participants' practices in malaria treatment-seeking behaviour and prevention methods |
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population |
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Variables |
Forest-aboriginal (n = 100) n (%) |
Rural (n = 123) n (%) |
χ2 significance |
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Treatment-seeking behaviour |
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Use herbal remedies as first line activity |
28 (28.0) |
19 (15.4) |
p < 0.05 |
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Witchcraft as a first line activity |
13 (13.0) |
0 (0.0) |
p < 0.001 |
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Go to clinic as a first line activity (within 24 hrs of fever onset) |
65 (65.0) |
117 (95.1) |
p < 0.001 |
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Take anti-malarial/antipyretic medicine |
0 (0.0) |
6 (4.9) |
p < 0.05 |
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Malaria prevention methods |
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Use of mosquito bed nets |
63 (63.0) |
76 (61.8) |
ns |
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Keep the house/surroundings clean |
30 (30.0) |
46 (37.4) |
ns |
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Elimination of breeding sites |
0 (0.0) |
8 (6.5) |
p < 0.001 |
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Use of insecticide/spraying |
3 (3.0) |
33 (26.8) |
p < 0.001 |
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Fumigation by smoke |
7 (7.0) |
28 (22.8) |
p < 0.01 |
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Use of anti-malarials |
1 (1.0) |
8 (6.5) |
p < 0.05 |
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Use of medicinal plants |
10 (10.0) |
6 (4.9) |
ns |
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No knowledge |
21 (21.0) |
23 (18.7) |
ns |
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Al-Adhroey et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:137 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-137 |
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