| Among Children under Age Five, Percentage who had Fever in Two Weeks Preceding Survey and Percentage of Children with Fever for Whom Advice or Treatment Sought from Health Facility or Provider, Who Took Antimalarial Drugs and who Took Antibiotic Drugs by Background Characteristics in India (2005-2006) | ||||||
| Background Characteristic | Children under Age Five | Children under Age Five With Fever | ||||
| Percen- tage With Fever` | Number of Children | Percentage for Whom Treatment Was Sought From a Health Facility or Provider1 | Percentage Who Took Antimalarial Drugs | Percentage Who Took Antibiotic Drugs | Number of Children | |
| Age in Months | ||||||
| < 6 | ||||||
| 6-11 | ||||||
| 12-23 | ||||||
| 24-35 | ||||||
| 36-47 | ||||||
| 48-59 | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| Female | ||||||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | ||||||
| Rural | ||||||
| Mother`s Education | ||||||
| No education | ||||||
| < 5 years complete | ||||||
| 5-7 years complete | ||||||
| 8-9 years complete | ||||||
| 10-11 years complete | ||||||
| 12 or more years complete | ||||||
| Religion | ||||||
| Hindu | ||||||
| Muslim | ||||||
| Christian | ||||||
| Sikh | ||||||
| Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist | ||||||
| Jain | ||||||
| Other | ||||||
| Caste/Tribe | ||||||
| Scheduled caste | ||||||
| Scheduled tribe | ||||||
| Other backward class | ||||||
| Other | ||||||
| Don`t know | ||||||
| Wealth Index | ||||||
| Lowest | ||||||
| Second | ||||||
| Middle | ||||||
| Fourth | ||||||
| Highest | ||||||
| Total | ||||||
