Table 2.
Disease specific preference for various healthcare providers
| Disease (n = 360) | Type of health care provider | % (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Cold/Fever | Village Doctors | 77.0 (194) |
| Home remedy | 24.6 (62) | |
| Homeopathic doctors | 8.7 (22) | |
| MBBS | 8.3 (21) | |
| Paramedics/SACMO | 5.2 (13) | |
| Kabiraj(traditional healer) | 0.4 (1) | |
| Pir/Fakir(spiritual healer) | 0 (0) | |
| Musculo-skeletal diseases | Home remedy | 56.7 (17) |
| Village Doctors | 53.3 (16) | |
| MBBS | 16.7 (5) | |
| Homeopathic doctors | 13.3 (4) | |
| Paramedics/SACMO | 3.3 (1) | |
| Pir/Fakir (spiritual healer) | 3.3 (1) | |
| Kabiraj (traditional healer) | 0 (0) | |
| Gastro intestinal diseases | Village Doctors | 63.3 (19) |
| Homeopathic doctors | 20 (6) | |
| MBBS | 16.7 (5) | |
| Home remedy | 10 (3) | |
| Paramedics/SACMO | 3.3 (1) | |
| Kabiraj (traditional healer) | 3.3 (1) | |
| Pir/Fakir(spiritual healer) | 3.3 (1) | |
| Neurological diseases | Village Doctors | 68.8 (11) |
| Home remedy | 31.3 (5) | |
| MBBS | 25 (4) | |
| Paramedics/SACMO | 6.3 (1) | |
| Pir/Fakir(spiritual healer) | 6.3 (1) | |
| Homeopathic doctors | 0 (0) | |
| Kabiraj(traditional healer) | 0 (0) | |
| Respiratory tract diseases | Village Doctors | 59.3 (16) |
| Home remedy | 29.6 (8) | |
| MBBS | 25.9 (7) | |
| Homeopathic doctors | 7.4 (2) | |
| Paramedics/SACMO | 7.4 (2) | |
| Pir/Fakir (spiritual healer) | 3.7 (1) | |
| Kabiraj(traditional healer) | 0 (0) | |
| Diarrhoeal diseases | Home remedy | 57.1 (12) |
| Village Doctors | 47.6 (10) | |
| MBBS | 14.3 (3) | |
| Homeopathic doctors | 4.8 (1) | |
| Paramedics/SACMO | 4.8 (1) | |
| Kabiraj (traditional healer) | 0 (0) | |
| Pir/Fakir(spiritual healer) | 0 (0) | |
Note: multiple responses recorded