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| Treatment interventions & healthcare seeking attitude | Strongly agree (%) | Agree (%) | Neutral (%) | Disagree (%) | Strongly disagree (%) |
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| Malaria affected my child in the past | 54.4 | 29.3 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| Malaria is deadly if not treated | 79.4 | 14 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Treatment seeking attitude |
| I do home treatment | 24.5 | 23.4 | 26.9 | 13.6 | 11.6 |
| Use herbal drugs in home treatment | 17.9 | 21 | 29.1 | 14.8 | 17.1 |
| Drugs bought previously | 17.5 | 24.2 | 26.2 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
| Begin treatment within 24 hrs | 55.6 | 21.1 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| Begin treatment after three days | 6 | 7.8 | 22.1 | 26.7 | 37.4 |
| Child will get better after sometime so I just wait | 4.4 | 6.6 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 48 |
| Outcome of home treatment |
| Home treatment successful | 15.8 | 21.7 | 44.5 | 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Home treatment made illness worse | 8 | 21.4 | 49.2 | 14 | 7.4 |
| Home treatment failed | 16.6 | 17.9 | 44.3 | 11.6 | 9.6 |
| Reasons for seeking healthcare |
| I expect blood test to be done at the hospital | 53.5 | 31.7 | 8.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| I expect prompt action at the health facility | 67.6 | 20.6 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Source(s) of healthcare outside the home |
| I seek healthcare at hospital/clinic | 56.1 | 25.8 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| Healthcare from community health worker | 16.8 | 31 | 25.8 | 12 | 14.3 |
| Traditional/spiritual leaders for divination & treatment | 2.1 | 4.8 | 11.6 | 18.7 | 62.7 |
| Religious leaders for prayers | 6.3 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 60.2 |
| Hospital if home treatment fails | 13.4 | 19.9 | 23.4 | 17 | 26.3 |
| Reasons for not seeking healthcare |
| Unnecessary delays at hospitals | 25.9 | 24.7 | 26.9 | 10.4 | 12 |
| Unfriendly attitude of health some workers | 24.1 | 25.3 | 27.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 |
| Long distances to health centres | 13 | 17.5 | 37.6 | 18 | 13.9 |
| High cost of transportation, consultation and treatment | 26.3 | 23.7 | 21.5 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
| Busy work schedules | 10.4 | 13.2 | 34.1 | 22.6 | 19.7 |
| I buy drugs from pharmacy | 20.5 | 30.6 | 27.3 | 9.9 | 11.8 |
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