Table 2. Overall and stratified (across the strata of health-seeking behavior) distribution of self-perceived morbidities among recruited residents of Malda, West Bengal, India (N = 43999).
| Distribution of all types of self-perceived morbidity* (based on most recent ailments)** | Total | Care sought from (Practitioner type) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-qualified | Qualified, private sector | Qualified, Govt. sector | |||||||
| n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | ||
| Organ/System/Function involved | None | 19399 | 44.09(43.63–44.55) | ||||||
| Respiratory | 7605 | 17.28(16.93–17.64) | 4760 | 36.41(35.58–37.23) | 2031 | 24.27(23.35–25.19) | 814 | 25.82(24.29–27.35) | |
| Gastrointestinal | 5929 | 13.48(13.16–13.79) | 3416 | 26.13(25.38–26.88) | 1763 | 21.07(20.19–21.94) | 749 | 23.76(22.27–25.24) | |
| Musculoskeletal | 2749 | 6.25(6.02–6.47) | 1451 | 11.10(10.56–11.64) | 966 | 11.54(10.86–12.23) | 332 | 10.53(9.46–11.6) | |
| Hematological/Immunological/Metabolic/Parasitic disorders | 1985 | 4.51(4.32–4.71) | 1102 | 8.43(7.95–8.91) | 587 | 7.01(6.47–7.56) | 295 | 9.36(8.34–10.37) | |
| Darmatological | 1419 | 3.23(3.06–3.39) | 731 | 5.59(5.20–5.99) | 463 | 5.53(5.04–6.02) | 223 | 7.07(6.18–7.97) | |
| Hypertension | 761 | 1.73(1.61–1.85) | 168 | 1.29(1.09–1.48) | 493 | 5.89(5.39–6.40) | 100 | 3.17(2.56–3.78) | |
| Neurological | 605 | 1.38(1.27–1.48) | 253 | 1.94(1.70–2.17) | 241 | 2.88(2.52–3.24) | 111 | 3.52(2.88–4.16) | |
| Eye/Nose/Throat related | 553 | 1.26(1.15–1.36) | 239 | 1.83(1.60–2.06) | 231 | 2.76(2.41–3.11) | 83 | 2.63(2.07–3.19) | |
| Reproductive | 552 | 1.25(1.15–1.36) | 221 | 1.69(1.47–1.91) | 265 | 3.17(2.79–3.54) | 66 | 2.09(1.59–2.59) | |
| Dental | 490 | 1.11(1.02–1.21) | 320 | 2.45(2.18–2.71) | 116 | 1.39(1.14–1.64) | 54 | 1.71(1.26–2.17) | |
| Ophthalmological | 476 | 1.08(0.99–1.18) | 83 | 0.63(0.50–0.77) | 293 | 3.50(3.11–3.90) | 100 | 3.17(2.56–3.78) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 374 | 0.85(0.76–0.94) | 38 | 0.29(0.20–0.38) | 282 | 3.37(2.98–3.76) | 54 | 1.71(1.26–2.17) | |
| Urological | 267 | 0.61(0.53–0.68) | 37 | 0.28(0.19–0.37) | 189 | 2.26(1.94–2.58) | 41 | 1.30(0.90–1.70) | |
| Cardiovascular | 194 | 0.44(0.38–0.50) | 24 | 0.18(0.11–0.26) | 128 | 1.53(1.27–1.79) | 42 | 1.33(0.93–1.73) | |
| Thyroid disorders | 178 | 0.40(0.35–0.46) | 8 | 0.06(0.02–0.10) | 152 | 1.82(1.53–2.10) | 17 | 0.54(0.28–0.79) | |
| Cancer | 67 | 0.15(0.12–0.19) | 31 | 0.24(0.15–0.32) | 26 | 0.31(0.19–0.43) | 10 | 0.32(0.12–0.51) | |
| Injury/Bites | 53 | 0.12(0.09–0.15) | 12 | 0.09(0.04–0.14) | 13 | 0.16(0.07–0.24) | 28 | 0.89(0.56–1.22) | |
| Psychiatric | 50 | 0.11(0.08–0.15) | 4 | 0.03(0.00–0.06) | 40 | 0.48(0.33–0.63) | 6 | 0.19(0.04–0.34) | |
| Poisoning | 2 | <0.01(0.00–0.01) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.06(0.00–0.15) | |
| Type of morbidity | Communicable diseases | 11595 | 49.08(48.44–49.71) | 7194 | 57.52(56.65–58.39) | 2947 | 36.59(35.53–37.64) | 1452 | 47.47(45.70–49.24) |
| Non-communicable diseases | 12031 | 50.92(50.29–51.56) | 5313 | 42.48(41.61–43.35) | 5108 | 63.41(62.36–64.47) | 1607 | 52.53(50.76–54.30) | |
| Treated by | Non-qualified practitioner | 13074 | 53.16(52.53–53.78) | ||||||
| Qualified practitioner from private sector | 8368 | 34.02(33.43–34.62) | |||||||
| Qualified practitioner from Govt. sector | 3153 | 12.82(12.40–13.24) | |||||||
| Specific ailments (Based on last three episodes of ill-health) | No. & Percentage of subjects who recently suffered | Care sought from (Practitioner type) | |||||||
| Non-qualified | Qualified, private sector | Qualified, Govt. sector | |||||||
| n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | ||
| Respiratory tract infection | 6734 | 19.01(18.60–19.42) | 4614 | 50.12(49.1–51.15) | 1552 | 34.67(33.27–36.06) | 568 | 34.76(32.45–37.07) | |
| Peptic ulcer disease/Acid peptic disorder | 2554 | 8.18(7.87–8.48) | 1700 | 18.47(17.68–19.26) | 661 | 14.76(13.72–15.80) | 193 | 11.81(10.25–13.38) | |
| Gastroenteritis | 1977 | 6.45(6.17–6.72) | 1337 | 14.52(13.80–15.24) | 367 | 8.20(7.39–9.00) | 273 | 16.71(14.90–18.52) | |
| Skin infections & related disorder | 1070 | 3.60(3.38–3.81) | 595 | 6.46(5.96–6.97) | 315 | 7.04(6.29–7.79) | 160 | 9.79(8.35–11.23) | |
| Hypertension | 793 | 2.69(2.51–2.88) | 184 | 2.00(1.71–2.28) | 510 | 11.39(10.46–12.32) | 99 | 6.06(4.90–7.22) | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary | 601 | 2.05(1.89–2.21) | 170 | 1.85(1.57–2.12) | 307 | 6.86(6.12–7.60) | 124 | 7.59(6.30–8.87) | |
| Osteoarthritis | 559 | 1.91(1.75–2.07) | 311 | 3.38(3.01–3.75) | 198 | 4.42(3.82–5.03) | 50 | 3.06(2.22–3.90) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 408 | 1.40(1.27–1.54) | 44 | 0.48(0.34–0.62) | 311 | 6.95(6.20–7.69) | 53 | 3.24(2.38–4.10) | |
| Anaemia | 365 | 1.26(1.13–1.38) | 192 | 2.09(1.79–2.38) | 128 | 2.86(2.37–3.35) | 45 | 2.75(1.96–3.55) | |
| Typhoid | 255 | 0.88(0.77–0.99) | 58 | 0.63(0.47–0.79) | 128 | 2.86(2.37–3.35) | 69 | 4.22(3.25–5.20) | |
| Variables | Categories | No. & Percentage of subjects who recently suffered | Treatment supervised by (Practitioner type) | ||||||
| Non-qualified | Qualified, private sector | Qualified, Govt. sector | |||||||
| n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | n | Percentage (95%CI) | ||
| Perceived severity | Easily recovered/ Well controlled | 9589 | 62.61(61.84–63.37) | 6493 | 70.54(69.61–71.47) | 2146 | 47.93(46.47–49.40) | 950 | 58.14(55.75–60.53) |
| Partially recovered/not fully controlled | 1860 | 12.14(11.63–12.66) | 1161 | 12.61(11.93–13.29) | 502 | 11.21(10.29–12.14) | 197 | 12.06(10.48–13.64) | |
| Not Recovered with initial treatment | 3867 | 25.25(24.56–25.94) | 1551 | 16.85(16.08–17.61) | 1829 | 40.85(39.41–42.29) | 487 | 29.80(27.58–32.02) | |
n = Stratum specific number of participants; 95%CI = 95% Confidence Interval
* Excluding 291 undiagnosed and 683 “others”
** Group totals may not be identical due to missing values