Table 2. Treatment seeking and antimalarial treatment of children first attending a community health worker.
| First provider (CHW) | Second provider | Provider #3–6* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Total | 2211 | 100 | 2119 | 95.8 | 223 | 10.1 |
| Treatment seeking | ||||||
| CHW | 2211 | 100 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.8 |
| PHC | NA | 189 | 8.9 | 2 | 0.9 | |
| RHF | NA | 1149 | 54.2 | 89 | 39.9 | |
| Private clinic | NA | 698 | 32.9 | 126 | 56.5 | |
| Drug shop | NA | 79 | 3.7 | 7 | 3.1 | |
| Case management | ||||||
| Received RAS | 1536 | 69.5 | 68 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Missing | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Received injection | NA | 1168 | 55.1 | 132 | 59.2 | |
| Missing | NA | 100 | 4.7 | 38 | 17.0 | |
| Received ACT | 520 | 23.5 | 1426 | 67.3 | 100 | 44.8 |
| Missing | 22 | 1.0 | 102 | 4.8 | 39 | 17.5 |
* Percentages add up to more than 100% because some children may have seen more than one provider
ACT = artemisinin-based combination therapy, CHW = community health worker, NA = not applicable, PHC = primary health centre, RAS = rectal artesunate, RHF = referral health facility