Research Article

Factors Associated with Use of Guideline in Home Management of Malaria among Children in Rural South West Nigeria

Table 2

Distribution of use of guideline.

VariableFrequencyPercentage

Ever used guideline36566.1
Never used guideline274.9
Did not have guideline16029.0

Total552100.0

CaregiversNever used guidelineUsed guideline

Mother4 (1%)107 (29.3%)
Father029 (7.9%)
Grandmother06 (1.6%)
Health worker6 (1.6%)27 (7.4%)
Mother trainer12 (3.1%)135 (37.0%)
Patent medicine seller5 (1.3%)54 (14.7%)
No response07 (1.9%)

Total27 (7%)365 (93%)