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Table 6 ACT availability and distance to source per sub-location

From: Factors associated with non-adherence to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) to malaria in a rural population from holoendemic region of western Kenya

 

Availability at source

Distance to source

Sub-location

Yes

No

P‐value

≤ 30 minutes

>30 minutes

P‐value

Masumbi

45 (55.6 %)

36 (44.4 %)

 

27 (33.3 %)

81 (66.7 %)

 

Nyang’oma Kogelo

17 (31.5 %)

37 (68.5 %)

 

34 (63.0 %)

20 (37.0 %)

 

Mur Ng’iya

31 (41.9 %)

43 (58.1 %)

0.020

26 (35.1 %)

48 (64.9 %)

0.001

Bar Agulu

47 (53.4 %)

41 (46.6 %)

 

46 (52.3 %)

42 (47.7 %)

 

Total

140 (47.1 %)

157 (52.9 %)

 

133 (44.8 %)

191 (55.2 %)

 
  1. Legend: From the above results, distance to source and availability at source was significantly different across the sub-locations. aStatistical significance determined by Chi-square tests. P-value is significant at P ≤ 0.050.
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