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Table 4 Carer’s health behaviour in the Volta and Northern Regions

From: Effectiveness of two community-based strategies on disease knowledge and health behaviour regarding malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Ghana

 

Volta Region

Northern Region

Indicator

N

%a

N

%

At least 1 mosquito net hung

297/664

43.02

422/685

70.1

Children sleeping under mosquito net last night

535/670

80.4

482/684

79.2

Adult sleeping under mosquito net last night

516/665

77.7

469/683

77.8

Carers want to spray the house

642/666

98.0

675/683

98.3

Improved sanitation facilities

460/670

64.8

37/685

3.6

Promptness in seeking care if visiting a CBA

58/90

56.02**

6/8

79.9

Promptness in seeking care if visiting CHPS

22/61

36.3

163/228

76.9**

Promptness in seeking care if severe malaria signs are identified

55/132

38.2

110/190

64.0

Promptness in seeking care if severe diarrhoea signs are identified

83/179

42.2

212/315

67.4

Promptness in seeking care if severe pneumonia signs are identified

23/52

43.2

116/161

85.4**

Adherence to 3 days ACT treatment when visited CBA

16/18

93.2

0/0

0.0

Adherence to CBA ACT prescription

86/90

96.31

8/8

100

CHPS’ staff did not inform about No of days to take ACT

53/61

90.1

201/228

93.5

Adherence to 3 days ACT treatment when visited CHPS

6/6

100

5/7

90.4

Adherence to CHPS ACT prescription

60/61

98.4

220/227

99.28

  1. aWeighted estimates
  2. ** p < 0.05