Table 3. Proximity to health facility, symptoms, and awareness-raising activities of the participants with respect to first treatment sought (multiple answers allowed).

Variables	Total (N = 218)	Formal care (n = 203)	Informal care (n = 2)	No medical care (n = 13)	p-value 1
Proximity to health facility
Microscopist	201 (92.2%)	193 (95.1%)	1 (50.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0.001**
Governmental health center	180 (82.6%)	168 (82.8%)	2 (100%)	10 (76.9%)	1
Traditional healer	107 (49.1%)	100 (49.3%)	1 (50.0%)	6 (46.2%)	1
Private clinic/practitioner	92 (42.2%)	85 (41.9%)	1 (50.0%)	6 (46.2%)	0.890
NGO clinic or hospital	84 (38.5%)	78 (38.4%)	1 (50.0%)	5 (38.5%)	0.901
Satellite clinic	76 (34.9%)	72 (35.5%)	1 (50.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0.601
Private pharmacy	31 (14.2%)	26 (12.8%)	1 (50.0%)	4 (30.8%)	0.048*
Drug seller	6 (2.8%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0%)	2 (15.4%)	0.016**
Symptoms
Stomachache	175 (80.3%)	175 (86.2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	p < 0.001***
Fever	172 (78.9%)	172 (84.7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	p < 0.001***
Diarrhea	100 (45.9%)	100 (49.3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	p < 0.001***
Nausea	95 (43.6%)	95 (46.8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	p < 0.001***
Shivering	89 (40.8%)	89 (43.8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0.019*
Sweating	12 (5.5%)	0 (0%)	2 (100%)	10 (76.9%)	p < 0.001***
Coma	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1
Source of awareness-raising activities
Microscopists	167 (76.6%)	160 (78.8%)	0 (0%)	7 (53.8%)	0.036*
Information Education Communication (IEC)	21 (9.6%)	19 (9.4%)	0 (0%)	2 (15.4%)	0.449
Parents	16 (7.3%)	13 (6.4%)	2 (100%)	1 (7.7%)	0.004**
School education	7 (3.2%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7.7%)	0.376
TV	6 (2.8%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1
Book/magazine	6 (2.8%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0%)	1 (7.7%)	0.332

¹Fisher’s exact test between first treatment sought.

*Significant difference (0.01 ≤ p < 0.05),

**Significant difference (0.001 ≤ p < 0.01),

***Significant difference (p < 0.001).