Table 6: Cross tabulation of gender and antimalarial drug choices.
|
GENDER |
Drug of Choice (%) |
||||||
|
CQ |
ACT |
Suggested by a Friend |
Herbal Preparation |
Mixture (HP + Allo.) |
Don't know |
Total |
|
|
Male |
3.1 |
53.1 |
0 |
16.7 |
9.9 |
17.3 |
100 |
|
Female |
0 |
77.9 |
0.7 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
11.0 |
100 |
|
Total |
1.6 |
64.8 |
0.3 |
13.0 |
5.9 |
14.3 |
100 |
|
The percentages expressed in the table are of out of N = 162 for males and N = 145 for females. Total percentages were calculated for a total N = 307. (CQ = Chloroquine, ACT = Artemisinin based combination therapy, Allo.= Allopathic Drugs). |
|||||||