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A cross sectional study with both descriptive and analytical features was carried out and the main finding from the research was that the economic costs of seeking malaria care were regressive. In other words the poor were using a higher percentage of their income whilst seeking malaria care. In addition, access to care was very limited for the poor as they either could not afford to access the care because of prohibitive costs or they were geographically too far away from sources of care to easily access it. Furthermore, indirect costs were far higher than direct costs as they constituted a greater percentage of total malaria costs. It was concluded that measures meant to exempt the poor from paying for malaria treatment and care were needed to limit the economic burden of malaria morbidity on poor households. 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In addition, access to care was very limited for the poor as they either could not afford to access the care because of prohibitive costs or they were geographically too far away from sources of care to easily access it. Furthermore, indirect costs were far higher than direct costs as they constituted a greater percentage of total malaria costs. It was concluded that measures meant to exempt the poor from paying for malaria treatment and care were needed to limit the economic burden of malaria morbidity on poor households. 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