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Table 1 General knowledge of malaria by public and private providers

From: Patterns of case management and chemoprevention for malaria-in-pregnancy by public and private sector health providers in Enugu state, Nigeria

General malaria knowledge

Public n (%) N = 32

Private n (%) N = 20

X 2 (p-value)

Malaria in pregnancy is a very serious illness

27 (84.4)

20 (100)

3.37 (0.064)

Adverse effects on the women

Tiredness

19 (59.4)

2 (10.0)

12.463 (0.001)

Death of baby

25 (78.1)

9 (45.0)

5.967 (0.02)

Anaemia

28 (87.5)

14 (70.0)

0.156 (0.81)

Death of woman

19 (59.4)

3 (15.0)

9.929 (0.002)

Low birth weight

21 (65.6)

5 (25.0)

8.125 (0.004)

Malaria detection in patients

Physical examination

7 (21.9)

0 (0)

0.037 (0.87)

Symptoms recognition

25 (78.1)

9 (47.4)

5.075 (0.02)

Microscopic examination

21 (65.6)

13 (68.4)

0.042 (0.84)

Rapid diagnostic test

14 (43.8)

3 (15.8)

4.194 (0.04)

Self recognition

4 (12.5)

0 (0)

0.283 (0.67)