Table 5.
Healthcare-seeking behaviour for wounds developed in the previous year and wounds present at the time of the interview.
| Wound in last year | Wound present now | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = | 151 | 83 | ||
| Medication for wounds currently (yes) | 12 | 7.9 % | 15 | 14.5 % |
| Visit to health facility for this wound (yes) | 106 | 70.2 % | 59 | 71.1 % |
| Reasons to not receive desired care for this wound | 0.0 % | |||
| No time | 4 | 7.1 % | 1 | 2.9 % |
| Fear or no trust | 2 | 3.6 % | 1 | 2.9 % |
| Not available | 2 | 3.6 % | 1 | 2.9 % |
| No money for health care | 22 | 39.3 % | 19 | 54.3 % |
| No need (condition is not surgical) | 18 | 32.1 % | 4 | 11.4 % |
| Other. namely … | 8 | 14.3 % | 9 | 25.7 % |
| Total | 56 | 35 | ||
| Visit to traditional healer. witch doctor. bone setter for this wound (yes) | 14 | 9.3 % | 21 | 25.3 % |
| Type of treatment (not wound specific question) | 0.0 % | |||
| Minor procedures | 87 | 57.6 % | 32 | 38.6 % |
| Major procedure | 6 | 4.0 % | 7 | 8.4 % |
| None/No surgical care | 13 | 7.9 % | 18 | 21.7 % |
| Not reported | 45 | 29.8 % | 26 | 31.3 % |
| Type of wound care received | 0.0 % | |||
| Traditional medicine oral | 1 | 0.7 % | 1 | 1.2 % |
| Traditional medicine topical | 7 | 4.6 % | 8 | 9.6 % |
| Modern medicine oral (bought from local pharmacy) | 4 | 2.6 % | 5 | 6.0 % |
| Modern medicine topical (bought from local pharmacy) | 3 | 2.0 % | 3 | 3.6 % |
| Dressing at peripheral health unit | 39 | 25.8 % | 5 | 6.0 % |
| Dressing at hospital | 8 | 5.3 % | 6 | 7.2 % |
| Other. namely … | 6 | 4.0 % | 9 | 10.8 % |
| Nothing | 22 | 14.6 % | 8 | 9.6 % |
| Not reported | 61 | 40.4 % | 38 | 45.8 % |
| Does the problem still impact your daily life? | 0.0 % | |||
| The condition is not disabling | 127 | 84.1 % | 30 | 36.1 % |
| I'm not able to work like I used to | 14 | 9.3 % | 33 | 39.8 % |
| I feel ashamed | 8 | 5.3 % | 14 | 16.9 % |
| I need physical help with daily living | 1 | 0.7 % | 4 | 4.8 % |
| Not reported | 1 | 0.7 % | 2 | 2.4 % |