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. 2022 Feb 4;17(2):e0263178. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263178

Table 2. Perception on finding treatment if respondents or their family members have any symptoms of malaria of people who were aware of malaria (n = 1287).

  n % 95% CI
Would you find treatment if you or your family is affected by malaria?
Yes 1271 98.8 (98.2, 99.4)
No 16 1.20 (0.00, 6.67)
How fast would you try to find treatment if you or your family has malaria?
One day (Within 24 hours) 602 46.8 (42.8, 50.8)
2 days 306 23.8 (19.0, 28.6)
3 days 286 22.2 (17.4, 27.0)
4 days or more 70 5.40 (0.13, 10.8)
I did not go for treatment 23 1.80 (0.00, 7.23)
Where would you try to find the treatment
Public health facilities 1061 82.4 (80.2, 84.7)
Private health facilities 24 1.90 (0.00, 7.28)
Traditional healer 102 7.90 (2.68, 13.2)
Self-treatment 48 3.70 (0.00, 9.04)
Buying medicine at kiosk 44 3.40 (0.00, 8.79)
Self-treatment with consuming papaya leaves 8 0.60 (0.00, 6.07)
Perception on finding treatment after 24 hours 685 53.2 (49.5, 57.0)
Perception on finding treatment in non-health facilities 202 15.7 (10.7, 20.7)
Poor understanding on the appropriate malaria treatment seeking behaviour (participants having perception on finding treatment after 24 hours or in non-health facilities) 777 60.4 (56.9, 63.8)