Table 2.
Health and health related situations in Debub Bench District, Southwest Ethiopia, 2013
| Descriptions | Freq (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported health status of the household (n = 808) |
Very poor |
50 (6.2) |
| |
Poor |
166 (20.5) |
| |
Medium |
270 (33.4) |
| |
High |
224 (27.7) |
| |
Very high |
98 (12.1) |
| Persons with chronic illness and/or disability in the household (n = 808) |
No |
747 (92.5) |
| Yes |
61 (7.5) |
|
| Any illness encountered during the past 3 mths (n = 808) |
No |
558 (69.1) |
| Yes |
250 (30.9) |
|
| Seek of medical treatment for the recent episode (n = 250) |
No |
19 (7.6) |
| Yes |
231 (92.4) |
|
| Get treatment (n = 231) |
No |
12 (5.2) |
| |
Yes |
219 (94.8) |
| Place of treatment (n = 219) |
Private Heath Facility |
90 (41.1) |
| |
Public health center |
65 (29.7) |
| |
Public hospital |
49 (22.4) |
| |
Other (self-treatment, traditional healer and local drug vendor) |
15 (6.8) |
| Reasons for going there (n = 219) |
The HF was physically accessible |
104 (47.5) |
| |
The HF was not expensive |
18 (8.2) |
| |
The health facility not too crowded |
19 (8.7) |
| |
The health service was effective |
66 (30.1) |
| |
Other (specify) |
12 (5.5) |
| Reasons for not getting treatment (n = 12) |
No enough money |
9 (75.0) |
| Others (too far, self limiting) |
3 (25.0) |
|
| Coverage of the health care cost (n = 219) |
Self |
204 (93.2) |
| Others (free, community) |
15 (6.8) |
|
| Satisfaction with health care service and costs (n = 219) |
Very dissatisfied |
23 (10.5) |
| Dissatisfied |
61 (27.9) |
|
| Neutral |
8 (3.7) |
|
| Satisfied |
111 (50.7) |
|
| Very satisfied |
16 (7.3) |
|
| Perceived quality of the health care service in the district (n = 219) |
Very low |
20 (9.1) |
| Low |
76 (34.7) |
|
| Neutral |
24 (11.0) |
|
| High |
87 (39.7) |
|
| Very high |
12 (5.5) |
|
| Concern of the household for covering health care costs (n = 219) |
Very difficult |
77 (35.2) |
| Difficult |
110 (50.2) |
|
| Not difficult |
32 (14.6) |
|
| Means of getting money for health care payment (n = 187) |
Drew from the savings |
38 (20.3) |
| Borrow from someone |
27 (14.4) |
|
| Assisted by relatives |
68 (36.4) |
|
| Undertaken extra work |
2 (1.1) |
|
| Sell capital assets such as cows |
33 (17.6) |
|
| Cut back on other things, food, etc. |
19 (10.2) |
|
| Borrow money for medical costs within last year (n = 808) |
No |
530 (65.6) |
| Yes |
278 (34.4) |
|
| The nearest conventional health institution to the respondents’ home (n = 808) | Health center |
373 (46.2) |
| Clinic (Private) |
367 (45.4) |
|
| Hospital (Gov) | 68 (8.4) | |