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. 2013 Nov 11;8(11):e78791. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078791

Table 2. Healthcare system and other related characteristics of respondents’, North Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2013.

Characteristics Frequency Percent
Time to reach to the health facility ≤30 minutes 205 73.2
>30 minutes 75 26.8
Transportation On foot 266 95
Public transport 14 5.0
Waiting time in the health facilities ≤30 minutes 269 96.1
>30 minutes 11 3.9
Availability of drugs Always available 278 99.3
Not always available 2 0.7
Counseling Yes 204 72.9
No 76 27.1
Relationship with health workers Very friendly 152 54.3
Friendly 126 45.0
Unfriendly 2 0.7
TB status disclosure to the family Yes 272 97.1
No 8 2.9
Treatment supporter Health facility worker 166 59.3
Health extension worker 4 1.4
A family member 182 65
Religious leaders 10 3.6
No treatment supporter 22 7.9
Visited quacks Yes 36 12.9
No 244 87.1

Quacks are ‘Traditional healers’.