Table 2. Association of participants' socio-demographic characteristics with choice of provider.

	Choice of provider, n (%)
Variables	Private health facility 118(48.2%)	Government health facility 127 (51.8%)	Unadjusted OR(95%CI)	P-value
Age
18–29	46(39)	40(31.5)	1
30–41	37(31.4)	44(34.7)	1.37(0.74–2.51)	0.31
42-53	15(12.7)	25(19.7)	1.92(0.89–4.13)	0.09
54–65	14(11.9)	12(9.5)	0.98(0.41–2.37)	0.97
>66	6(5.1)	6(4.7)	1.15(0.34–3.85)	0.82
Marital status
Married	73(61.9)	95(74.8)	1
Single	29(24.6)	19(15)	0.50(0.26–0.97)	0.04*
Divorced/separated	6(5.1)	5(3.9)	0.64(0.19–2.18)	0.48
Widowed	10(8.5)	8(6.3)	0.61(0.23–1.64)	0.33
Education attained
No formal education	25(21.2)	43(33.9)	1
Primary	66(55.9)	55(43.3)	0.48(0.26–0.89)	0.02*
Secondary	21(17.8)	25(19.7)	0.69(0.32–1.48)	0.34
Tertiary	6(5.1)	4(3.1)	0.39(0.09–1.51)	0.71
Number of household members
1–5	52(44.1)	35(27.6)	1
6–10	54(45.8)	78(61.4)	2.15(1.24–3.72)	0.01*
>11	12(10.1)	14(11.0)	1.73(0.72–4.19	0.22
Symptom (Fatigue)
No	113(96.6)	113(89.0)	1
Yes	5(3.4)	14(11.0)	3.53(1.12–11.05)	0.03*

*Statistical significance ≤0.05.