Table 5. Reasons for going to second provider after attending a community health worker (CHW), by type of second provider.
RHF | Private clinic | PHC | Drug shop | CHW | ||||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Total | 1099 | 100 | 659 | 100 | 179 | 100 | 73 | 100 | 4 | 100 |
Reason | ||||||||||
Knowing the provider | 136 | 12.4 | 321 | 48.7 | 20 | 11.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 |
Trusting the provider | 102 | 9.3 | 78 | 11.8 | 11 | 6.1 | 6 | 8.2 | 2 | 50.0 |
Experience and professionalism | 318 | 28.9 | 230 | 34.9 | 55 | 30.7 | 41 | 56.2 | 1 | 25.0 |
Custom | 103 | 9.4 | 25 | 3.8 | 17 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Low costs | 84 | 7.6 | 120 | 18.2 | 7 | 3.9 | 12 | 16.4 | 2 | 50.0 |
Referred by CHW | 910 | 82.8 | 156 | 23.7 | 156 | 87.2 | 6 | 8.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
CHW = community health worker, PHC = primary health centre, RHF = referral health facility