Variable | Total (N = 434) | % (95% CI) | Fever (N = 129) | % (95% CI) | ARI (N = 262) | % (95% CI) | Diarrhea (N = 49) | % (95% CI) |
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Care-seeking behavior | ||||||||
Sought care | 330 | 77.0 (72.2-81.9) | 85 | 70.6 (60.3 - 80.9) | 208 | 79.9 (74.1 - 85.8) | 37 | 75.8 (61.0 - 90.5) |
Did not seek care | 99 | 23.0 (18.1-27.8) | 36 | 29.4 (19.1 - 39.7) | 52 | 20.1 (14.2 - 25.9) | 11 | 24.2 (9.5 - 39.0) |
Reasons for not seeking care | ||||||||
Was not sick enough | 33 | 34.6 (23.0-46.2) | 15 | 43.4 (23.0 - 63.7) | 15 | 31.1 (15.1 - 47.1) | 3 | 25.5 (0.0 - 54.5) |
Was getting better on own | 11 | 8.7 (2.9-14.6) | 3 | 5.7 (0.0 - 12.3) | 6 | 8.8 (0.7 - 16.9) | 2 | 17.8 (0.0 - 43.6) |
Too expensive | 39 | 44.8 (32.7-57.0) | 13 | 42.6 (21.2 - 64.0) | 22 | 45.9 (29.6 - 62.2) | 4 | 46.2 (10.5 - 81.9) |
No one to take care of the children/house while gone | 3 | 3.2 (0.0-7.5) | 0 | 3 | 5.9 (0.0 - 13.4) | 0 | ||
Site of care* | ||||||||
Private health care provider | 174 | 59.8 (52.5 -67.1) | 42 | 59.2 (44.3 - 74.0) | 111 | 60.3 (51.2 - 69.4) | 21 | 58.3 (37.2 - 79.4) |
Pharmacy/Chemist/Drug seller | 55 | 18.9 (8.6 - 29.2) | 15 | 21.1 (0.5 - 41.8) | 35 | 19.0 (6.0 - 32.0) | 5 | 13.9 (0.0 - 44.2) |
Government facility | 38 | 13.1 (2.3 - 23.8) | 9 | 12.7 (0.0 - 34.4) | 22 | 12.0 (0.0 - 25.5) | 7 | 19.4 (0.0 - 48.8) |
Individual† | 24 | 8.2 (0.0 - 19.3) | 5 | 7.0 (0.0 - 29.5) | 16 | 8.7 (0.0 - 22.5) | 3 | 8.3 (0.0 - 39.6) |
Medications used | ||||||||
Antibiotics | 176 | 40.0 (34.3-45.7) | 24 | 17.3 (9.6 - 25.0) | 139 | 52.0 (44.5 - 59.4) | 13 | 25.5 (11.3 - 39.8) |
Painkiller | 173 | 36.5 (31.0-41.9) | 72 | 60.1 (48.9 - 71.4) | 93 | 29.5 (23.3 - 35.8) | 8 | 18.5 (4.4 - 32.7) |
Anti-malarial | 49 | 9.1 (6.2-12.1) | 39 | 28.8 (19.1 - 38.4) | 10 | 2.4 (0.7 - 4.1) | 0 | |
ORS‡ | 21 | 5.2 (2.6-7.7) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 47.9 (31.0 - 64.8) | ||
Hospitalization | 29 | 7.5 (4.3-10.7) | 6 | 3.8 (0.0 - 8.6) | 16 | 7.5 (3.5 - 11.5) | 7 | 16.7 (3.9 - 29.5) |
Diagnostics done | ||||||||
X-ray | 46 | 21.4 (13.7-29.2) | 46 | 21.4 (13.7 - 29.2) | ||||
Stool microscopy | 24 | 58.1 (41.4-74.9) | 24 | 58.1 (41.4 - 74.9) | ||||
Blood smear for malaria | 62 | 42.2 (30.7-53.6) | 62 | 42.2 (30.7 - 53.6) | ||||
Malaria parasites present | 42 | 27.7 (17.9-37.5) | 42 | 27.7 (17.9 - 37.5) |