Table 2 Diagnosis outcome compared to the patients’ health seeking practice in primary health care setting, Kinshasa, DRC, 2011
Patients’ practice | Malaria cases confirmed at PHC | Malaria cases confirmed by experts |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Days from fever onset to the current consultation (n/ N) | ||
0 (24/ 373) | 17 (70.8) | 7 (29.2) |
1 (55/ 373) | 30 (54.6) | 15 (27.3) |
2 to 3 (154/ 373) | 102 (66.2) | 50 (32.5) |
4 to 7 (95/ 373) | 61 (64.2) | 21 (22.1) |
>7 (45/ 373) | 26 (57.8) | 9 (20.0) |
Care seeking bahaviour | ||
Self-treatment with traditional products (50/ 624) | 33 (66.0) | 12 (24.0) |
Self-treatment with modern products (276/ 624) | 166 (60.1) | 72 (26.1) |
Visited another HC (16/ 624) | 9 (56.3) | 2 (12.5) |
No action (282/ 624) | 153 (54.3) | 37 (13.1) |