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Table 5 Comparison of home-based self-treatment options for cholera in endemic areas of three African settings, by site and gender

From: Comparing sociocultural features of cholera in three endemic African settings

Category

SE-DRC, n = 360

Western Kenya, n = 379

Zanzibar, n = 356

Overall

Total reported

Prominence

 

Total reported

Prominence

 

Total reported

Prominence

 

Drinking water/liquids***

55.6

0.86

 

89.4

2.00

 

69.1

1.32

 

Herbal treatment***

50.3

0.84

 

33.2

0.62

 

66.3

1.79

 

ORS***

92.8

3.26

 

87.1

2.20

 

66.3

1.45

 

Self-administered drugs***

56.1

1.19

 

73.9

1.89

 

58.4

1.30

 

Site comparison

Urban

Rural

P value

Urban

Rural

P value

Urban

Rural

P value

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Doing nothing at home

5.6

0.09

10.6

0.24

0.109

0.5

0.03

5.3

0.12

0.020

27.9

1.25

19.8

0.53

0.005

Drinking water/liquids

66.7

1.07

44.4

0.64

<0.001

87.9

1.93

91.0

2.07

0.493

68.7

1.58

69.5

1.05

0.006

Herbal treatment

50.0

0.79

50.6

0.89

0.912

30.0

0.61

36.5

0.63

0.292

49.7

1.29

83.1

2.31

<0.001

Prayers

44.4

0.80

50.6

0.74

0.497

51.1

0.68

32.3

0.37

<0.001

55.9

0.74

47.5

0.73

0.229

Self-administered drugs

48.3

1.03

63.9

1.36

0.006

76.8

1.95

70.9

1.83

0.251

44.7

1.03

72.3

1.57

<0.001

Gender comparison

Female

Male

P value

Female

Male

P value

Female

Male

P value

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Total reported

Prominence

Alcoholic drinka

4.4

0.05

11.2

0.12

0.019

4.1

0.06

10.8

0.14

0.014

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Herbal treatment

47.0

0.78

53.6

0.91

0.147

25.8

0.42

41.1

0.83

0.001

70.9

1.92

61.6

1.67

0.149

ORS

91.7

3.27

93.9

3.26

0.790

90.2

2.38

83.8

2.01

0.017

65.4

1.36

67.2

1.53

0.492

Self-administered drugs

50.3

1.07

62.0

1.32

0.023

69.6

1.87

78.4

1.91

0.585

61.5

1.35

55.4

1.25

0.363

  1. Categories ordered alphabetically. ‘Total reported’ = percentage of categories reported spontaneously and upon probing. ‘Prominence’ = mean prominence of categories based on how reported (spontaneous = 2, probed = 1, most helpful = 3). ‘Overall’: Figures in bold designate top three prominent categories; comparison between settings based on the Kruskal-Wallis test, *** P <0.001. ‘Site comparison’ and ‘Gender comparison’: Figures in bold designate significant differences at P <0.05 based on the Wilcoxon test. Data for Southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (SE-DRC) in ‘Overall’ section from Merten et al. [31]. Data for western Kenya in ‘Site comparison’ section from Nyambedha et al. [28]. Data for Zanzibar in ‘Site comparison’ section from Schaetti et al. [27].
  2. aNot elicited in Zanzibar.
  3. ORS oral rehydration solution.
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