Table 4.
Sources of financing the costs of seeking care (coping mechanisms)
| Coping strategy | India | Kenya | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | |
| Own savings/regular income | 32 | 21 | 44 | 44 |
| Partner/household member gave the money | 104 | 69 | 25 | 25 |
| Own savings/regular income & Partner/household member gave the money | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Family member not living in the same household gave me money | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Loan from household member that must be repaid | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Loan from someone not living in the household that must be repaid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| No coping strategy used | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 150 | 100 | 100 | 100 |