Table 4.
Level and source of accumulative care in fatal acute febrile illness / malaria, all ages, in the Rufiji DSS sentinel area, 1999–2001
| Level of Care | Provider | Cumulative Events | |
| No. | % | ||
| Government | VHW* | 5 | 0.8% |
| Dispensary | 92 | 14.5% | |
| Health Centre | 104 | 16.4% | |
| Hospital | 67 | 10.6% | |
| Home | Mothers | 19 | 3.0% |
| Family | 64 | 10.1% | |
| Drug Shops | 36 | 5.7% | |
| Non-Government | Dispensary | 77 | 12.2% |
| Health Centre | 39 | 6.2% | |
| Hospital | 30 | 4.7% | |
| TM** at Practitioner | 73 | 11.5% | |
| TM** at Home | 27 | 4.3% | |
| Total care seeking | 633 | 100.0% | |
VHW* Village Health Worker; TM** Traditional Medicine or Practice