Table 6 Association between malaria infection and the attitude of febrile patients towards management and treatment of malaria
Variables | Category | Malaria + (%) (n =113) | Malaria - (%) (n =37) | Strength of Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR | RR [95% CI] | p value | ||||
Time to get to the hospital after appearance of the first symptoms | Same day | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | / | / | / |
Three days | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | / | / | / | |
Seven days | 98(86.7) | 12(32.4) | 2.376 | [1.58-3.56] | <0.0001* | |
Thirty days | 15(13.3) | 25(67.6) | 1 | |||
Total | 113(100) | 37(100) | ||||
Take treatment from | Health center | 19(16.8) | 8(21.6) | 1 | ||
Pharmacy | 12(10.6) | 5(13.5) | 1.003 | [0.67-1.48] | =0.6302ns | |
Herbalist | 20(17.7) | 9(24.4) | 0.980 | [0.69-1.38] | =1.000ns | |
Auto-medication | 62(54.9) | 15(40.5) | 1.144 | [0.87-1.49] | =0.2029ns | |
Total | 113(100) | 37(100) | ||||
Type of malaria drug | ACT | 72(63.7) | 19(51.4) | 1 | ||
Quinine | 19(16.8) | 11(29.6) | 0.800 | [0.59-1.07] | =0.0703ns | |
Traditional medication | 22(19.5) | 7(19.0) | 0.958 | [0.76-1.20] | =0.4454ns | |
Total | 113(100) | 37(100) | ||||