Table 1.
Potential factors influencing care-seeking for fever investigated
| Category | Factors |
|---|---|
| Demographic | Age |
| Sex | |
| Preventive practices | Insecticide-treated net (ITN) ownership |
| Insecticide-treated net (ITN) use | |
| Socio-economic status | Patient’s highest educational level or highest educational level of caregiver (in case of a minor) |
| Income | |
| Occupation | |
| Type of lighting or cooking fuel | |
| Main source of water | |
| Type of toilet facility | |
| Type of roof, wall and floor material | |
| Ownership of house | |
| Ownership of household gadgets such as TV, refrigerator, phone, mobile phone radio etc. | |
| Ownership of vehicle | |
| Ownership of income-generating equipment | |
| Ownership of farm and type | |
| Wealth quintile | |
| Rural or urban residence |