Table 1.

Definition of categories

Category	Definition
1. Site	Living in a village which is situated within either the Madang or Maprik region
2. Group	G1 - villages less than half an hour walk G2 - villages between 1 - 2 hours walk G3 - villages greater than 3 hours walk.
3. Age	Reported age of individual seeking treatment (as a continuous variable)
4. Access	Participant reports which relate to ability to access a treatment provider
5. Perception	Participant reports which relate to quality of the treatment, both positive and negative
6. Availability of Medicine	Participant reports which relate to availability of medicine
7. Finding a Cure	Participant reports which relate to a need to seek treatment in order to find a cure
8. Focusing on the Illness	Participant reports which focus on the illness rather than identifying a way of treating it
9. Minutes	Minutes taken to travel to a treatment as reported by the participant
10. Other	A small number of participant reports which primarily related to seeking a particular treatment "because they usually do" or "because they were referred there" were grouped under this category