Table 3.

Present Health Perceptions and Health-Seeking Patterns (N=1290)

	Older		Younger
Variables	N	%	n	%	x2 p
Perceived health status					<.001
Fair/Poor	68	16.1	75	8.7
Good/Excellent	355	83.9	783	91.3
Sought care from a:
Physician					<.001
No	210	49.2	298	34.6
Yes	217	50.8	563	65.3
Nurse					<.001
No	413	96.7	807	93.6
Yes	13	3	55	6.4
Faith healers					0.32
No	411	96.3	820	95
Yes	16	3.7	43	5
Herbalist					0.62
No	379	88.8	754	87.4
Yes	48	11.2	108	12.5
Various remedies when sick
Prayer					0.16
No	250	58.5	540	62.6
Yes	177	41.5	323	37.4
Going to the village health center					<.001
No	229	53.6	681	78.9
Yes	198	46.4	182	21.1
Self-medication (herbal medicine)					0.9
No	246	57.6	494	57.2
Yes	181	42.4	369	42.8
Over-the-counter drugs					0.31
No	408	95.6	812	94.2
Yes	19	4.4	50	5.8