Table 3.
Perceptions of: geographic proximity, ease of accessibility of services and ease of receiving treatment from different healthcare providers
| Inyi | Udi | Oji | Nachi | |
| n % | n % | n % | n % | |
| Perceptions of near (geographic proximity) | ||||
| Traditional healer | 153 43.0 | 114 35.0 | 79 22.8 | 307 95.0 |
| Private hospital | 266 74.7 | 256 78.5 | 179 51.7 | 50 15.5 |
| Public hospital | 76 21.3 | 282 86.5 | 235 67.9 | 4 1.2 |
| Patent medicine dealer | 272 76.4 | 318 97.5 | 230 66.5 | 315 97.5 |
| Community-health workers (CHW) | 167 46.9 | 69 21.2 | 49 14.2 | 52 16.1 |
| Health Center | 168 47.2 | 210 64.4 | 59 17.1 | 178 55.1 |
| Perceptions of ease of accessing the services | ||||
| Traditional healer | 160 44.9 | 100 30.7 | 68 19.7 | 305 94.4 |
| Private hospital/clinic | 232 65.2 | 185 56.7 | 186 53.8 | 46 14.2 |
| General hospital/comprehensive health centre | 94 26.4 | 200 61.3 | 238 68.8 | 3 0.9 |
| Patent medicine dealers | 264 74.2 | 292 89.6 | 231 66.8 | 307 95.0 |
| Community-health worker | 147 41.3 | 23 7.1 | 42 12.1 | 54 16.7 |
| Health Center | 131 36.8 | 122 37.4 | 68 19.7 | 160 49.5 |
| Perceptions of ease of receiving treatment | ||||
| Traditional healer | 147 41.3 | 103 31.6 | 67 19.4 | 311 96.3 |
| Private hospital | 215 60.4 | 203 62.3 | 189 54.6 | 81 25.1 |
| Public hospital | 99 27.8 | 175 53.7 | 237 68.5 | 20 6.2 |
| Patent medicine dealers | 259 72.8 | 295 90.5 | 226 65.3 | 297 92.0 |
| Community-health workers | 138 38.8 | 25 7.7 | 44 12.7 | 79 24.5 |
| Health Center | 137 38.5 | 116 35.6 | 59 17.1 | 100 31.0 |