From: The role of community health workers in improving child health programmes in Mali
Knowledge and health practices of households | Household without support from a community heath worker †n = 78 * | Household with support from a community heath worker n = 323* | P value ± | ||
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 | Number | % | Number | % |  |
Correct Treatment of child fevera | 60 | 76.9 | 293 | 90.7 | < 0.001 |
Correct Treatment of child diarrhoea | 5 | 6.4 | 42 | 13.0 | 0.104 |
Use of oxytetracycline | 32 | 41.0 | 79 | 24.5 | 0.003 |
Knowledge of drug doses | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   - Correct for chloroquine | 16 | 20.5 | 69 | 21.6 | 0.839 |
   - Correct for paracetamol | 34 | 43.6 | 145 | 44.9 | 0.835 |
Possession of household health kit | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 10 | 12.8 | 37 | 11.5 | 0.750 |
Presence of paracetamol in house | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 5 | 6.4 | 37 | 11.5 | 0.192 |
Presence of chloroquine in house | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 5 | 6.4 | 68 | 21.1 | 0.002 |
Presence of oral rehydration solutions in household | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.522 |
Presence of over the counter drugs | 2 | 2.6 | 16 | 5.0 | 0.542 |
Bed net | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   - Presence | 51 | 65.4 | 264 | 81.7 | 0.001 |
   - Being used (n = 264) | 25 | 51.0 | 191 | 79.9 | < 0.001 |
   - Impregnated (n = 264) | 10 | 20.4 | 54 | 21.5 | 0.863 |
Iodized salt | 71 | 95.9 | 305 | 99.3 | 0.050 |