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Table 2 Home management of malaria cases by households in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé

From: Awareness, attitudes and prevention of malaria in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé (Cameroon)

Characteristics

Douala (%)

Yaoundé (%)

Both cities (%)

N respondents

1039

1104

2143

Hospital

96 (9%)

206 (19%)

302 (14%)

Pharmacy

377 (36.3%)

392 (35.5%)

769 (35.9%)

Street drugs

216 (20.8%)

265 (24%)

481 (22.4%)

Plants (traditional medicine)

34 (3.3%)

42 (3.8%)

76 (3.5%)

Pharmacy & street drugs

58 (5.6%)

60 (5.4%)

118 (5.5%)

Pharmacy, street drugs and plants

258 (24.8%)

139 (12.6%)

397 (18.5%)