Table 2.

Types of care provided to infants during final illness

Type of care	Umzimkhulu (n=15)	Umlazi (n=24)
Public (government) health services
Clinic	0	10
Clinic as a first point of care	0	7
Hospital	8	21
Hospital as a first point of care	0	7
General practitioner (private sector, independently operating medical doctors)	5	6
General practitioner as a first point of care	2	4
Traditional healer	5	4
Sangoma (diviner)	2	2
Inyanga (herbalist)	1	0
Divine healer (faith/ spiritual healer)	2	2
Traditional healer (any type) as a first point of care	1	0
Home care (over-the-counter medications and/or traditional home remedies)	12	15
Home care as a first point of care	10	6
No care	2	0