Table 4.
Relationship between home-based management of malaria by caregivers and outcomes (level of parasitaemia, severe malaria and mortality)
| Outcome | HMM | No HMM | χ2 | OR | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of parasitaemia (/µL) | 2055.71 ± 1655.06 | 2405.27 ± 1905.77 | −1.02a | – | 0.31 |
| Morbidity | |||||
| Severe malaria (n = 111) | 100 (90.0) | 11 (10.0) | 18.4 | 4.2 | <0.001 |
| Uncomplicated malaria (n = 179) | 122 (68.2) | 57 (31.8) | |||
| Mortality | |||||
| Yes (n = 18) | 18 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | * | 12.0 | <0.001 |
| No (n = 272) | 204 (75.0) | 68 (25.0) | |||
HMM home-based management of malaria
* Fisher’s exact test (after compressing the zero in the upper row), p = p value
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