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