Table 2

Characteristics of drug shop clients followed up and interviewed at home 4 days after the drug shop visit

	Clients who visited drug shops in the presumptive arm N=251		Clients who visited drug shops in the RDT arm N=253
	n	Per cent	n	Per cent
Age of client (years)
0–1	28	11.2	42	16.6
1–5	96	38.2	89	35.2
5–18	75	29.9	54	21.3
18–45	40	15.9	49	19.4
45+	12	4.8	19	7.5
Sex of participant
Female	137	54.6	122	48.2
Male	114	45.4	131	51.8
Role of respondent
Client (18+)	45	17.9	59	23.3
Mother	157	62.5	141	55.6
Head of household	19	7.6	22	8.7
Other guardian/carer*	30	12.0	31	12.3
Reported symptom(s)
Diarrhoea	23	9.2	23	9.2
Cough or influenza	93	37.0	90	35.7
Fever	130	51.8	115	45.6
Headache	57	22.7	50	19.8
Vomiting	19	7.6	34	23.5
Malaria	26	10.4	21	8.4
Went elsewhere before this DSV
Yes	107	42.6	114	45.1
No	140	55.8	128	50.6
Did not report anything	4	1.6	11	4.3
Purchased an mRDT
Yes	7	2.8	247	97.6
No	244	97.2	6	2.42

*Where the adult patient or carer of the sick child was not available for interview, and the household head identified themselves as sufficiently knowledgeable about the illness episode to be able to answer questions about it.
DSV, drug shop vendor; mRDT, rapid diagnostic test for malaria; RDT, rapid diagnostic test.