Table 1.
Summary of Characteristics and Response by Use of Traditional Healers
| Do you visit traditional healers? |
No (n=61) |
Yes (n=288) |
Total (n=349) |
P-valuea,d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in yearsb | 30 (23, 45) | 33 (25, 43) | 32 (25, 43) | 0.43 |
| Missing, n(%) | 4 (6.6%) | 27 (9.4%) | 31 (8.9%) | |
| Male, n(%) | 34 (55.7%) | 112 (38.9%) | 146 (41.8%) | 0.02 |
| Years of Education | 5 (3, 7) | 4.5 (2, 8) | 5 (2, 8) | 0.61 |
| Location, n(%) | <0.01 | |||
| Alto Molócuè | 33 (54.1%) | 65 (22.6%) | 98 (28.1%) | |
| Inhassunge | 18 (29.5%) | 101 (35.1%) | 119 (34.1%) | |
| Namacurra | 10 (16.4%) | 122 (42.4%) | 132 (37.8%) | |
| Number of children | 2 (1, 4) | 3 (2, 5) | 3 (2, 5) | 0.03 |
| AIDS mentioned as common ailment, n(%) | 18 (29.5%) | 149 (51.7%) | 167 (47.9%) | <0.01 |
| Can you cure AIDS? n(%) | 0.08 | |||
| Do not know | 5 (8.2%) | 18 (6.2%) | 23 (6.6%) | |
| No | 49 (80.3%) | 257 (89.2%) | 306 (87.7%) | |
| Yes | 7 (11.5%) | 13 (4.5%) | 20 (5.7%) | |
| Provider Usage, n(%) | ||||
| Missing | 2 (3.3%) | 14 (4.9%) | 16 (4.6%) | |
| Hospital only/first | 59 (100.0%) | 129 (48.9%) | 188 (58.2%) | |
| Traditional healer only/first | 0 (0.0%) | 87 (33.0%) | 87 (26.9%) | |
| Both providers at the same time | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (3.6%) | 10 (3.0%) | |
| Depends on illness | 0 (0.0%) | 48 (18.2%) | 48 (14.9%) | |
| Know someone with HIV/AIDS | 16 (26.2%) | 81 (28.1%) | 97 (27.8%) | |
| Visits a specific TH | - | 123 (42.7%) | - | |
| Satisfied with last visit | - | 232 (80.6%) | - | |
| How much do you pay (MZN)?c | - | 50 (30, 150) | - | |
| Missing/non-cash amount | - | 84 (29.2%) | - |
a
To compare the distribution of patient characteristics by use of traditional healers, we employ chi-square tests.
Similarly, we use a two-sample rank sum test for continuous variables by use of traditional healers.
b
Continuous variables are reported as medians (interquartile range).
c
Note that 50 MZN or meticais equaled US$2 at the time of the 2009 survey.
d
Bolded P-values are considered significant.