Table 2.
Care-seeking outcomes
| Care-seeking behavior | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed by a formally trained persona | 185 | 0.078 |
| Number of days sick before visiting a PPMV shop | ||
| 0-1 days | 811 | 0.344 |
| 2+ days | 1548 | 0.656 |
| Customer-PPMV interaction at the shop | ||
| Customer and PPMV discussed illness | 972 | 0.412 |
| Sick person was examined | 172 | 0.073 |
| Customer/family/friend recommended drugb | 1153 | 0.489 |
| Drugs purchased | ||
| Mean (SD) cost (Naira) | 85.90 (3.13) | |
| Mean (SD) cost by symptom reported | ||
| Feverc | 203.71 (2.73) | |
| Diarrhead | 72.49 (3.04) | |
| Headachee | 69.11 (3.09) | |
| Cough/coldf | 111.37 (3.02) | |
| Customer had problems payingg | 233 | 0.102 |
| N | 2359 | |
SD = standard deviation
aCustomer responded to the question, “Who figured out what illness this is?” Formally trained personnel include doctor/nurse, pharmacist, or community health extension worker (CHEW) and exclude myself/relative/friend, lab technician, chemist/PPMV, and traditional healers
bCustomer responded to question, “Who mainly recommended the drugs that you purchased today?” Excludes doctor/nurse, pharmacist, chemist, CHEW, and traditional healer
c N = 537
d N = 199
e N = 717
f N = 423
g N = 2284