Table 5.
Socio-economic characteristics and treatment-seeking time for malaria
| Variables | Treatment-seeking time | X2 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 24 h N0 (%) |
25–48 h N0 (%) |
49–72 h N0 (%) |
≥ 72 h N0 (%) |
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| Monthly household income (FCFA) | ||||||
| Low (0–36,000) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45.168 | 0.000 |
| Middle (0–100,000) | 46 (23.4) | 66 (47.1) | 18 (81.8) | 16 (51.6) | ||
| High (≥ 101,000) | 150 (76.1) | 74 (52.9) | 4 (18.2) | 15 (48.4) | ||
| Total | 197 (100) | 140 (100) | 22 (100) | 31 (100) | ||
| Occupation of guardians | ||||||
| Government employed | 40 (20.3) | 17 (12.1) | 1 (4.5) | 3 (9.7) | 64.624 | 0.000 |
| Housewife | 13 (6.6) | 18 (12.9) | 3 (13.6) | 3 (9.7) | ||
| Private sector employed | 69 (35.0) | 33 (23.6) | 7 (31.8) | 3 (9.7) | ||
| Self-employed | 53 (26.9) | 68 (48.6) | 10 (45.5) | 18 (58.1) | ||
| Student | 20 (10.2) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Unemployed | 2 (1.0) | 3 (2.1) | 1 (4.5) | 4 (12.9) | ||
| Total | 197 (100) | 140 (100) | 22 (100) | 31 (100) | ||