Research Article
Factors Associated with a Poor Treatment Outcome among Children Treated for Malaria in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria
Table 2
Sociodemographic factors associated with treatment outcome.
| | | Full recovery | Recovery + NC or death | Chi-square | value |
| Sex
() | | | | | | Male | 1168 (88.8) | 147 (11.2) | 1.369 | 0.263 | | Female | 1039 (90.3) | 112 (9.7) | | | Age group
(months) | | | | | | <12 | 193 (74.8) | 65 (25.2) | 81.014 | <0.0001* | | 12–23 | 425 (88.2) | 57 (11.8) | | | | 24–35 | 402 (89.5) | 47 (10.5) | | | | 36–47 | 333 (92.0) | 29 (8.0) | | | | 48–59 | 278 (95.2) | 14 (4.8) | | | | ≥60 | 576 (92.9) | 44 (7.1) | | | Mother’s level
of education
() | | | | | | No formal | 83 (50.9) | 80 (49.1) | 301.3 | <0.0001* | | Primary | 528 (83.3) | 106 (16.7) | | | | Secondary | 1137 (95.1) | 58 (4.9) | | | | Tertiary | 455 (99.3) | 3 (0.7) | | | Father’s level
of education
() | | | | | | No formal | 51 (49.5) | 52 (50.5) | 303.251 | <0.0001* | | Primary | 349 (76.4) | 108 (23.6) | | | | Secondary | 1168 (93.9) | 76 (6.1) | | Tertiary | 627 (99.4) | 4 (0.6) |
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NC: neurological complications.
Statistically significant.
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