Table III.
A comparison of care received during day and at night
| Variable | Presentation at night |
Presentation during day |
P value |
| Mean distance to hospital (km) | 11.2(SD 16.8) | 11.6(SD 20.3 | 0.844 |
| Time taken to be seen by a doctor (hrs) | 1.9(SD 2.4) | 2.5(SD 2.0) | 0.002 |
| Time to receive first dose of quinine (hrs) | 4.1(SD 3.2) | 5.2(SD 3.2) | <0.001 |
| Unable to perform Haemoglobin test | 35.0 | 31.8 | 0.556 |
| Unable to perform blood smear for malaria parasites |
3.0 | 6.1 | 0.324* |
| Mortality (%) | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.028 |
| Any essential drug or supply missing (%) | 45.0 | ||
| 57.9 | 0.004* | ||
| Percentage of caretakers satisfied with care received |
93.4 | 90.8 | 0.345 |
*
Fischer's exact test