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. 2016 Jul 21;11(7):e0159579. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159579

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