Table 2.
Characteristics of clients seeking malaria treatment from drug shops in Bugoye sub-county, Uganda*.
| All clients, N = 934 | Index client present at drug shop, N = 662 | Surrogate client present at drug shop, N = 272 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex of client | ||||||
| Male | 448 | 48.0 | 305 | 46.1 | 143 | 52.6 |
| Female | 485 | 52.0 | 356 | 53.9 | 129 | 47.4 |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Age of client | ||||||
| Under 5 years | 96 | 10.5 | 73 | 11.2 | 23 | 8.6 |
| 5–14 years | 194 | 21.2 | 104 | 16.0 | 90 | 33.8 |
| 15–49 years | 566 | 61.7 | 428 | 65.7 | 138 | 51.9 |
| 50–69 years | 50 | 5.5 | 35 | 5.4 | 15 | 5.6 |
| 70+ years | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Missing | 17 | 11 | 6 | |||
| Individual at drug shop | ||||||
| Person who is sick | 662 | 70.9 | 662 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Family member or friend | 272 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 272 | 100.0 |
| Days of illness | ||||||
| 0–1 days | 129 | 14.5 | 83 | 13.1 | 46 | 17.9 |
| 2–3 days | 478 | 53.6 | 332 | 52.3 | 146 | 56.8 |
| 4–5 days | 179 | 20.1 | 139 | 21.9 | 40 | 15.6 |
| 6–7 days | 79 | 8.9 | 60 | 9.4 | 19 | 7.4 |
| More than 1 week | 27 | 3.0 | 21 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.3 |
| Missing | 42 | 27 | 15 | |||
| Presenting symptoms | ||||||
| Fever | 832 | 89.1 | 582 | 87.9 | 250 | 91.9 |
| Headache | 747 | 80.0 | 536 | 81.0 | 211 | 77.6 |
| Joint or muscle pain | 560 | 60.0 | 413 | 62.4 | 147 | 54.0 |
| Cough | 357 | 38.2 | 252 | 38.1 | 105 | 38.6 |
| Nausea or vomiting | 204 | 21.8 | 158 | 23.9 | 46 | 16.9 |
| Shivering/chills | 132 | 14.1 | 102 | 15.4 | 30 | 11.0 |
| Fatigue | 113 | 12.1 | 88 | 13.3 | 25 | 9.2 |
| Diarrhea | 97 | 10.4 | 68 | 10.3 | 29 | 10.7 |
| Day of drug shop visit | ||||||
| Weekday | 695 | 75.6 | 503 | 77.3 | 192 | 71.6 |
| Weekend | 224 | 24.4 | 148 | 22.7 | 76 | 28.4 |
| Missing | 15 | 11 | 4 | |||
| Time of drug shop visit | ||||||
| Morning | 314 | 34.7 | 230 | 35.9 | 84 | 31.7 |
| Afternoon | 342 | 37.7 | 244 | 38.1 | 98 | 37.0 |
| Evening | 250 | 27.6 | 167 | 26.1 | 83 | 31.3 |
| Missing | 28 | 21 | 7 | |||
*
Data collected between July 12 and September 22, 2021 from 46 drug shops in Bugoye sub-county. Drug shop clients were eligible to participate in the study if they presented during the data collection period reporting fever or requesting antimalarial medications.