Table 1 Malaria symptoms mentioned most frequently by shopkeepers (N = 489)
From: Malaria treatment in the retail sector: Knowledge and practices of drug sellers in rural Tanzania
| Â | Drug store | General shop | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
Symptom | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | P* |
N | 29 | 460 | Â |
What are symptoms of malaria? | |||
Fever | 86 (68–96) | 60 (56–65) | 0.006 |
Headache | 86 (68–96) | 40 (36–45) | 0.000 |
Joint pains | 62 (42–79) | 39 (34–44) | 0.014 |
Vomiting | 86 (68–96) | 33 (28–37) | <0.001 |
Malaise | 31 (15–51) | 20 (16–24) | 0.138 |
Feeling cold | 17 (6–36) | 16 13–20) | 0.895 |
Poor appetite | 21 (8–40) | 10 (7–13) | 0.063 |
Weakness | 28 (13–47) | 7 (5–10) | <0.001 |
Diarrhoea | 28 (13–47) | 6 (4–8) | <0.001 |
Dizziness | 14 (4–32) | 4 (2–6) | 0.013 |
Don't know | 0 (0–12) | 12 (9–15) | 0.053 |
What are symptoms of severe malaria? | |||
Changed behaviour | 24 (10–44) | 17 (14–21) | 0.326 |
Unconsciousness/coma | 17 (6–36) | 7 (5–10) | 0.059 |
Weakness | 35 (18–54) | 18 (15–22) | 0.027 |
Anaemia | 10 (2–27) | 1 (0–2) | <0.001 |
Convulsions (degedege) | 52 (33–71) | 10 (7–13) | <0.001 |
Splenomegaly (bandama) | 3 (0–18) | 0 (0–1) | 0.008 |
High fever | 79 (60–92) | 44 (39–38) | <0.001 |
Don't know | 3 (0–18) | 27 (23–32) | 0.005 |