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. 2016 Jan 27;11(1):e0146147. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146147

Table 3. Diagnostic and treatment pathways§.

  CBHI HEF CDC PEN NS Total p value
N 74 134 113 34 355 709
Place of diagnosis             <0.001
    PEN 1% 1% 1% 39% 1% 3%
    Public 41% 36% 31% 13% 27% 30%
    Private 50% 56% 61% 44% 68% 61%
    Other 8% 7% 7% 4% 5% 6%
Current treatment             <0.001
    Allopathic 32% 48% 57% 85% 51% 51%
    Traditional 9% 12% 5% 5% 8% 8%
    No treatment 59% 40% 37% 10% 41% 41%
Usual place of treatment § (N) 26 70 71 32 200 399 <0.001
    Public facilities 35% 23% 14% 7% 21% 20%
    Private clinic 32% 33% 62% 7% 46% 43%
    Private pharmacy 0% 13% 7% 4% 11% 9%
    PEN 2% 1% 0% 47% 0% 4%
    Multiple sources 31% 30% 15% 35% 18% 22%
    Other 0% 0% 1% 0% 3% 2%

No treatment includes people who declared receiving no treatment and those who report dropping out of their treatment

§ Figures reported here are for people on allopathic treatment only

Includes formal or informal drug shops