Table 4.
Percent reported first help seeking by disease conditions: Leprosy and TB
| First help seeking preferences | Disease condition – Leprosy or TB | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leprosy (n = 100) | TB (n = 50) | p-value | |
| FHS-Public | 75.0 | 32.0 | <0.0001 |
| Local Health Worker | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.029 |
| Primary Health Centre or Sub-Centre | 51.0 | 22.0 | 0.001 |
| Government Hospital, BPHC, CHC | 14.0 | 10.0 | 0.487 |
| Health Camp | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.478 |
| FHS - Private | 21.0 | 46.0 | 0.002 |
| Druggist or Pharmacy for Advice | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.216 |
| Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.478 |
| Private Allopathy Doctor | 13.0 | 34.0 | 0.002 |
| Private Allopathic Specialist | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.044 |
| NGO clinic, Private Hospital or Nursing Home | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.607 |
| FHS - Traditional | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0.001 |
| Local Herbal Healer | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.156 |
| Faith Healer | 3.0 | 20.0 | <0.0001 |
| Healing Temple, Dharga or Church | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.478 |
*Test applied Chi-square test of independence applied for first help seeking and disease condition. Percentages are calculated for combined spontaneous and probed responses