Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 624 patients in primary health care setting, Kinshasa, DRC, 2011
Variable | All age group | <5 years | ≥5 year | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 624) | (N = 136) | (N = 488) | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Female (n, %) | 362 (58.0) | 62 (45.6) | 300 (61.5) | 0.001 |
History of fever | 373 (59.8) | 123 (90.4) | 250 (51.2) | <0.001 |
Ownership mosquito net | 333 (53.4) | 76 (55.8) | 257 (52.7) | 0.51 |
Slept under mosquito net last night | 224 (35.9) | 56 (41.1) | 168 (34.4) | 0.15 |
Malaria self-treatment prior current consultation using any antimalarial drug | 100 (16.0)* | 18 (13.2) | 82 (16.8)** | 0.31 |