Table 3.

Diagnosis and health service utilisation among respondents

Health services use variable	Frequency (N = 248)	Percentage (%)
Overall health services use
Use	230	92.7
Non-use	18	7.3
aCommon conditions leading to health service use (n = 230)
Painful crisis	188	81.7
Fever	180	78.3
Anaemia	107	46.5
Pneumonia	74	32.2
Respiratory problem	51	22.2
Malaria	44	19.1
Cold and headache	25	10.9
Otitis media	21	9.1
Jaundice	4	1.7
Source of care in recent most poor health
Hospital	222	89.5
Self-medication	14	5.6
Health centre	8	3.3
Prayers/Healing services	2	0.8
Traditional medicine	2	0.8

^aMultiple responses