Table 3.
Type of diagnosis for perceived malaria illnesses in Adami Tulu district, 2003
| Children | |||||
| Type of diagnosis | All ages (n = 1748) | <5 years (n = 290) | 5–14 years (n = 578) | Adults ≥15 years (n = 880) | P-value |
| Within 24 hours after onset of illnessa | |||||
| Self/family | 1280 (73%) | 214 (74%) | 426 (74%) | 640 (73%) | NSc |
| Clinical (health workers and CHWb) | 207 (12%) | 22 (8%) | 73 (13%) | 112 (13%) | 0.048d |
| Laboratory test | 69 (4%) | 13 (5%) | 17 (3%) | 39 (4%) | NS |
| Not diagnosed | 314 (18%) | 56 (19%) | 104 (18%) | 154 (18%) | NS |
| Overall diagnosis after illness onseta | |||||
| Self/family | 1360 (78%) | 220 (76%) | 453 (78%) | 687 (78%) | NS |
| Clinical (health workers and CHWb) | 864 (49%) | 141 (49%) | 313 (54%) | 410 (47%) | 0.017d |
| Laboratory test | 278 (16%) | 51 (18%) | 81 (14%) | 146 (17%) | NS |
a Multiple responses possible.
b Community Health Worker.
c NS: not significant.
d P < 0.05 = statistically significant.