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Table 2 Spectrum of care-seeking and ideational psychosocial factors (N = 479)

From: Psychosocial factors associated with malaria care-seeking in rural Ethiopia

Care-seeking ideational factors

Total (N = 479)

No care (N = 153)

Delayed care (N = 112)

Prompt care (n = 214)

P value

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

 

Ever heard of malaria

453

95

145

95

106

95

202

94

0.952

Knowledge of malaria symptoms

250

52

76

49

56

50

118

55

0.637

Knowledge of malaria cause

286

60

85

56

63

56

138

64

0.327

Knowledge of malaria prevention measures

115

24

35

23

24

22

56

26

0.745

Perceived self-efficacy for prompt care-seeking

415

87

120

79

90

80

205

96

 < 0.001

Perceived self-efficacy for malaria prevention

370

77

112

73

88

78

170

79

0.527

Perceived response efficacy of prompt care seeking

462

96

146

96

106

95

209

98

0.514

Perceived response efficacy of malaria prevention

423

88

124

82

102

91

196

92

0.020

Positive attitudes toward prompt care-seeking

432

90

128

84

97

87

208

97

0.001

Involvement in decision making

333

70

110

72

63

56

160

74

0.016

Social support in household

211

44

69

45

46

41

97

45

0.797

Perceived equitable gender norms

68

14

12

8

12

11

44

20

0.010

Overall high care-seeking Ideation

210

44

54

35

39

35

117

55

0.002