Table 2.
Reported malaria and treatment seeking patterns among survey households.
| Wet season (%) | Dry season (%) | P values | |
| Households reporting at least one malaria episode 2 wks before survey | 187 (63.6) | 104 (36.5) | <0.001 |
| Number of ill individuals | 307 (14.2%) | 187 (8.8%) | <0.001 |
| Individuals reporting malaria by age | |||
| • <5 | 95 (31.0) | 70 (37.5) | 0.79 |
| • 5–<10 | 62 (20.2) | 36 (19.3) | 0.80 |
| • 10–<18 | 60 (19.5) | 34 (18.2) | 0.71 |
| • 18–<35 | 37 (12.1) | 24 (12.8) | 0.78 |
| • 35+ | 53 (17.3) | 23 (12.3) | 0.14 |
| Actions taken within HH: | |||
| • Herbs | 26 (7.5) | 19 (11.5) | 0.13 |
| • Modern drugs already there | 22 (6.4) | 6 (3.6) | 0.21 |
| • Prayers | 18 (5.2) | 9 (5.5) | 0.89 |
| Actions taken outside HH: | |||
| • Shops | 196 (56.7) | 84 (51.2) | 0.25 |
| • Private clinic | 39 (11.3) | 10 (6.1) | 0.06 |
| • Government | 30 (8.7) | 25 (15.2) | 0.00 |
| • Healer | 3 (0.9) | 3 (1.8) | 0.39 |
| 12 (3.5) | 8 (4.8) | 0.47 |