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Table 5 Treatment-seeking behavior for fever during pregnancy and for children under two

From: Malaria knowledge, preventive actions, and treatment-seeking behavior among ethnic minorities in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia: a community-based cross-sectional survey

 

Fever during pregnancy (n = 99)

Children with fever in the last 3 months (n = 65)

n

%

n

%

Sought treatment from

 Hospital

2

2.0

3

4.5

 Health center

37

37.4

31

47.0

 Private clinic

5

5.1

9

13.6

 Pharmacy

2

2.0

6

9.1

 VMW

12

12.1

8

12.1

 TBA

2

2.0

 Didn’t seek treatment

39

39.4

9

13.6

Timing of treatment seeking (n = 60)

(n = 57)

 

 Same day

15

26.3

18

31.6

 Next day

18

31.6

28

49.1

 2 days later

15

26.3

7

12.3

 3 days or more later

8

14.0

4

7.0

 Don’t remember

4

7.0

Malaria diagnosis by blood test (n = 60)

(n = 57)

 

 Yes, P.falciparum

3

5.0

2

3.5

 Yes, P.vivax

2

3.5

1

1.8

 Yes, but not sure about result

10

17.5

3

5.3

 Yes, negative

19

33.3

18

31.6

 No, didn’t get tested

10

17.5

23

40.4

 Don’t remember

16

28.1

10

17.5