Table 2. Knowledge about TB and health seeking of the study participants, October 2013 to May 2015, West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia.
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Knowledge of TB | ||
Poor | 355 | 50.3 |
Good | 351 | 49.7 |
Perceived to be stigmatized | ||
Yes | 88 | 12.5 |
No | 618 | 87.5 |
Time travelled to arrive at the nearest health facility Ѱ | ||
≤ 2 hours | 671 | 95.0 |
> 2 hours | 35 | 5.0 |
Health facilities first visited | ||
Private health facilities | 280 | 39.6 |
Public health centers | 342 | 48.4 |
Public hospitals | 71 | 10.0 |
Health posts | 13 | 2.0 |
First action taken | ||
Visited formal-health provider | 433 | 61.3 |
Visited non-formal health provider | 223 | 31.6 |
Self-treatment with home remedy | 50 | 7.1 |
Ѱ nearest health facility including health post, TB: tuberculosis