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Table 4 Reported locations of treatment for pharyngitis

From: Epidemiology of pharyngitis as reported by Zambian school children and their families: implications for demand-side interventions to prevent rheumatic heart disease

Treatment location

N (%)

Government clinic

157 (36.6%)

Home

113 (26.3%)

Private clinic

66 (15.4%)

Hospital

57 (13.3%)

Chemist/pharmacist

47 (11.0%)

Traditional healer

1 (0.2%)

No location specified/Other

25 (6%)

Total number of treatments

466 (100%)

  1. Note that the total number of treatments (and number of treatment locations) is higher than the total number of students treated
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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