Table 3.
healthcare utilization for households with children under-five years of age in North Kamagambo
Variable N (%) | 2017 N=272 | 2018/2019 N=197 |
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Child has had fever in last 2-weeks | 136 (50) | 51 (26) |
Sought advice or treatment for fever | 112 (82) | 40 (78) |
Malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) was performed | 27 (24) | 35 (88) |
Child has had diarrhea in last 2-weeks | 72 (26) | 18 (9) |
Sought advice or treatment for diarrhea | 42 (58) | 9 (50) |
Child has had breathing problem* in last 2-weeks | 109 (40) | 48 (24) |
Sought advice or treatment for breathing problem | 60 (55) | 31 (65) |
Ever visited by a community health worker (CHW), identifies signs child needing medical attention | 221 (81) | 126 (64) |
No correct responses | 3 (1) | 2 (1) |
One to two correct responses | 99 (36) | 80 (41) |
Three or more correct responses | 170 (63) | 115 (58) |
Breathing problem: cough or difficult or shallow breathing