Table 5 Recent fever and fever-related treatment-seeking of household survey respondents, by ethnicity. Population-level estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) shown
From: Prevalence of malaria and lymphatic filariasis in bateyes of the Dominican Republic
| Â | Haitian-born | Dominican-born with Haitian descent | Dominican-born without Haitian descent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 256 | n = 226 | n = 290 | n = 776 | |
% | % | % | % | |
(95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |
Reported fever in previous 2 weeks | ||||
 Yes | 25.9 (19.1−34.1) | 21.7 (13.2−33.6) | 11.5 (5.7−21.7) | 20.0 (15.3−25.8) |
 No | 74.1 (65.9−80.9) | 78.3 (66.4−86.8) | 88.6 (78.3−94.3) | 80.0 (74.1−84.6) |
If had fever: | ||||
 Sought care for fever | ||||
 Yes | 46.2 (25.6−68.1) | 70.8 (51.2−84.9) | 62.8 (35.7−83.7) | 56.0 (40.3−70.5) |
 No | 53.8 (31.9−74.4) | 29.2 (15.1−48.8) | 37.2 (16.3−64.3) | 44.0 (29.5−59.7) |
If did not seek care for fever: | ||||
 Reason for not seeking care | ||||
  Illness was not serious enough to seek care | 53.2 (33.7−71.8) | 71.1 (35.9−91.5) | 88.4 (49.8−98.3) | 61.8 (46.8−74.9) |
  Too expensive/cost | 6.0 (1.5−21.4) | 6.5 (1.4−25.6) | 0 | 5.2 (1.7−15.1) |
  Hours of health centre are not convenient | 0 | 3.5 (0.4−24.4) | 9.0 (0.9−51.2) | 2.0 (0.4−9.4) |
  I must work | 1.8 (0.2−14.1) | 0 | 0 | 1.2 (0.1−9.4) |
  Medical personnel do not treat me with respect | 18.3 (7.3−38.7) | 0 | 0 | 12.1 (4.5−28.9) |
  Health centre does not have staff | 1.8 (0.2−14.1) | 0 | 0 | 1.2 (0.1−9.4) |
  Lack of documents (any) | 0.4 (0.04−3.4) | 0 | 0 | 0.2 (0.03−2.2) |
 Other | 2.8 (0.6−12.6) | 11.9 (1.7−51.0) | 2.6 (0.4−16.0) | 4.4 (1.3−14.4) |
 Don’t know | 15.7 (5.5−37.3) | 7.1 (1.5−27.7) | 0 | 11.8 (4.7−26.6) |
If sought care for fever: | ||||
 Source of care | ||||
  Public hospital | 72.5 (45.6−89.3) | 76.1 (38.9−94.1) | 70.9 (40.5−89.7) | 73.4 (60.3−83.4) |
  Primary care (public) centre | 18.5 (4.2−53.7) | 5.9 (1.6−19.1) | 7.5 (1.3−33.0) | 11.9 (4.7−26.9) |
  Private hospital/clinic | 5.6 (0.9−26.4) | 7.7 (1.1−38.7) | 0.5 (0.05−4.9) | 5.3 (1.6−16.3) |
  Other | 3.5 (0.8−13.3) | 10.4 (2.3−35.8) | 21.1 (4.9−58.4) | 9.4 (3.4−23.4) |
If sought care for fever: | ||||
 Received blood test for malaria | ||||
 Yes | 24.9 (8.2−55.3) | 41.1 (18.9−67.5) | 24.7 (7.1−58.5) | 30.5 (15.8−50.5) |
  No | 69.4 (45.3−86.2) | 58.9 (32.5−81.1) | 75.3 (41.5−92.9) | 67.0 (48.1−81.6) |
  Don’t know | 5.7 (1.0−26.4) | 0 | 0 | 2.5 (0.4−14.4) |
If had fever: | ||||
 Took medicine for fever | ||||
  Yes | 61.9 (44.7−76.5) | 83.5 (66.1−93.0) | 69.6 (40.4−88.5) | 69.2 (54.5−80.9) |
  No | 38.1 (23.5−55.3) | 16.5 (7.0−33.9) | 30.4 (11.5−59.6) | 30.8 (19.1−45.5) |