Management of Uncomplicated Malaria in Underfives in Private and Public Health Facilities in South-Eastern Nigeria: A Clinical Audit of Current Practices

Table 2

Record of clinical features reported in the children.

History/presenting symptoms	Public	Private	Total
	328	135	463
Fever	292 (89.0%)	123 (91.1%)	415 (89.6%)
Cough	175 (53.4%)	68 (50.4%)	243 (52.5%)
Vomiting	76 (23.2%)	41 (30.4%)	117 (25.3%)
Headache	10 (3.0%)	20 (14.8%)	30 (6.5%)
General examination done?
Yes	99 (30.2%)	104 (77.0%)	203 (43.8%)
No	185 (56.4%)	30 (22.2%)	215 (46.4%)
Unclear	44 (13.4%)	1 (0.8%)	45 (9.7%)
Specific check for:
Pallor	32 (9.8%)	55 (40.7%)	87 (18.8%)
Liver	16 (4.9%)	50 (37.0%)	66 (14.3%)
Spleen	21 (6.4%)	54 (40.0%)	75 (16.2%)