Table 4.
Health seeking behavior within the past two weeks among migrant workers who fell ill and visited doctors
| Item | Person-time | % |
|---|---|---|
| Utilization of health services | ||
| Saw a doctor | 118 | 36.4 |
| Self-medication | 108 | 33.3 |
| Non use | 98 | 30.3 |
| Total | 324 | 100.0 |
| Type of selected medical institutions | ||
| Village health clinics or community health service stations | 53 | 44.6 |
| Township hospital | 7 | 6.2 |
| District-level hospital | 20 | 16.9 |
| City-level hospital or above | 15 | 12.3 |
| Unlicensed private clinic | 24 | 20.0 |
| Total | 118 | 100.0 |
Note: 309 (324 incidents) of the total respondents fell ill within the past two weeks, while only 4.6% (118) of the respondents had visited a doctor.