Table 4.

Caregiver management of fevers in under 5 s in Dangme west district (N = 501)

Variable	Yes n (%)	No n (%)
Action taken at home/Treatment given for child’s fever
Tepid sponging of the child	310 (61.9)	191 (38.1)
Use of left over medicine available at home	293 (58.5)	208 (41.5)
Seek care from over –the –counter medicine seller	103 (20.6)	398 (79.4)
Seek care from a health facility	65 (13.0)	436 (87.0)
Give herbal medicine	21 (4.2)	480 (95.8)
Give enema at home	11 (2.2)	490 (97.8)
Seek care from a CHW	0 (0.0)	501 (100.0)