Table 2.
Usual care-seeking behaviour and information sources
| Rural | Urban | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Where do you usually go if you have a health problem? | |||
| Hospital | 57 (86.4) | 181 (83.0) | 0.519 |
| Health center | 10 (15.2) | 23 (10.6) | 0.307 |
| Private clinic | 8 (12.1) | 29 (13.3) | 0.803 |
| Traditional healer | 5 (7.6) | 14 (6.4) | 0.742 |
| Pharmacy | 0 (0.0) | 7 (3.2) | 0.140 |
| Other | 1 (1.5) | 4 (1.8) | 0.863 |
| How do you normally go to the Health Center or hospital? | < 0.001 | ||
| Taxi | 37 (56.1) | 130 (59.6) | |
| Car | 16 (24.2) | 44 (20.2) | |
| Walking | 6 (9.1) | 44 (20.2) | |
| Motorcycle | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Do not know | 6 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
| How long does it take to get to your nearest Health Center or hospital? | < 0.001 | ||
| < 1 h | 32 (48.5) | 176 (80.7) | |
| 1 h or more | 34 (51.5) | 42 (19.3) | |
| How many times a year do you seek medical care at the Health Center or hospital? | 0.182 | ||
| Once a year or more | 49 (74.2) | 124 (56.9) | |
| Less than once a year | 17 (25.8) | 180 (82.6) | |
| Where have you heard about TB? | |||
| Family and friends | 43 (65.2) | 121 (55.5) | 0.165 |
| Health workers | 41 (62.1) | 118 (54.1) | 0.252 |
| Radio | 11 (16.7) | 41 (18.8) | 0.694 |
| TV | 8 (12.1) | 67 (30.7) | 0.003 |
| Other | 8 (12.1) | 24 (11.0) | 0.069 |