Table 2 A summary of treatment seeking behaviour for fever among children under the age of five as reported during MIS 2009 undertaken in the northern provinces of Namibia
From: Spatial modelling of healthcare utilisation for treatment of fever in Namibia
MIS, 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regions | Number of Clusters | Number of children under five years of age | Percent (95% CI) children under five years of age with fever 2 weeks prior to survey | Percent (95% CI) of children under five years of who sought treatment | Percent (95% CI) children under five years of age with fever in last 2 weeks who sought treatment in public health sector |
Caprivi | 6 | 105 | 27.6(19.0-36.2) | 55.2(36.7-73.6) | 48.3(29.7-66.8) |
Kavango | 28 | 670 | 23.9(20.6-27.1) | 66.9(59.5-74.2) | 57.5(49.8-65.2) |
Kunene | 9 | 178 | 17.4(11.8-23.0) | 45.2(27.3-63.0) | 41.9(24.2-59.6) |
Ohangwena | 14 | 304 | 11.8(8.2-15.5) | 58.3(42.0-74.7) | 58.3(42.0-74.7) |
Omaheke | 9 | 175 | 17.1(11.5-22.7) | 56.7(38.6-74.8) | 53.3(35.1-71.5) |
Omusati | 14 | 229 | 12.7(8.3-17.0) | 58.6(40.3-76.9) | 51.7(33.2-70.3) |
Oshana | 12 | 176 | 14.8(9.5-20.0) | 61.5(42.4-80.7) | 53.8(34.2-73.4) |
Oshikoto | 10 | 171 | 7.0(3.2-10.9) | 58.3(29.1-87.6) | 58.3(29.1-87.6) |
Otjozondjupa | 18 | 275 | 17.5(13.0-22.0) | 29.2(16.1-42.2) | 27.1(14.3-39.8) |
Total | 120 | 2,283 | 17.6(16.0-19.1) | 57.1(52.2-62.0) | 51.1(46.2-56.0) |