Disagree

N (%)

Agree

N (%)

Mean

Std Deviation

S

A full dose for Malaria treatment is not affordable

35 (9.5)

331 (90)

4.32

1.038

Sometimes I substitute traditional herbs to clinical medicines for malaria because they are readily available

170 (45.9)

200 (54)

2.99

1.555

Whenever I feel fever I rush to the clinic because it is near

252 (67.2)

91 (23.1)

2.59

1.212

Prayer can heal malaria instead of costly treatment

352 (92.6)

26 (6.9)

1.41

0.844

Malaria tablets are sometimes not affordable

40 (10.5)

307 (81)

4.00

1.007

Malaria injections are usually not affordable

33 (8.7)

306 (83.2)

4.04

0.975

Laboratory tests are sometimes not affordable

41 (0.8)

312 (82.1)

4.01

1.009

The health center is far from here

86 (22.7)

292 (76.8)

3.78

1.419

I don’t usually go to hospital because its far

98 (25.9)

281 (74.1)

3.69

1.472

Transport money to the health center is a lot for me

92 (24.3)

286 (75.7)

3.72

1.461

Buying tablets from the shops/pharmacies is the same as getting them from hospital because in hospital I also pay

283 (74.5)

90 (13.4)

2.15

1.419

I don’t usually walk to hospital if I have fever. I use other means of transport instead of walking

179 (47.2)

199 (52.5)

3.14

1.715

I go to clinic only if fever is much

124 (32.7)

254 (67.1)

3.24

1.374

I use the hospital much because drugs are available

97 (25.7)

274 (72.5)

3.80

1.372

Malaria tablets are cheaper in shops than in pharmacies

204 (54.4)

170 (43.3)

2.66

1.500

I use the hospital much because it is near my home

97 (25.5)

190 (50)

3.78

1.409

I have shared malaria tablets with a family member before

190 (50)

190 (50)

2.80

1.637

I keep malaria drugs at home for future immediate use

246 (57.8)

133 (35)

2.34

1.519

Malaria tablets from drug shops no longer cure malaria fever

301 (80)

47 (12.5)

1.87

1.134

I prefer getting tabs from the shop because they give on credit

159 (42.3)

217 (57.7)

3.11

1.475

Healthcare givers in hospital are rude to malaria patients who don’t have money

118 (31.4)

231 (64.3)

3.56

1.512

A motorable road is more than one Kilometer away from here

99 (26.4)

275 (73.4)

3.76

1.565