Table 1.
Traditional healer characteristics and practices by “injection” behavior in the past month in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
| No “injection” | Any “injection” | Combined | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| (n=40) | (n=192) | (n=232) | ||
| Female, n(%) | 28 (70%) | 129 (67%) | 157 (68%) | 0.73 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 53 (48 – 57) | 48 (46 – 50) | 49 (47 – 50) | 0.05* |
| Distance to HF in minutes, median (IQR) | 59 (47 – 71) | 51 (44 – 58) | 52 (46 – 58) | 0.30 |
| District | 0.001* | |||
| Namacurra | 34 (85%) | 111 (58%) | 145 (63%) | |
| Quelimane | 6 (15%) | 81 (42%) | 87 (38%) | |
| Transportation to HF, n (%) | 0.067 | |||
| Foot | 37 (93%) | 157 (82%) | 194 (84%) | |
| Bicycle | 2 (5%) | 34 (18%) | 36 (16%) | |
| Motorcycle | 1 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) | |
| Speak Portuguese fluently, n (%) | 0.27 | |||
| No | 18 (45%) | 78 (41%) | 96 (42%) | |
| Little | 14 (35%) | 74 (39%) | 88 (38%) | |
| Yes | 8 (20%) | 40 (21%) | 48 (21%) | |
| Patients (last month), median (IQR) | 6 (3 – 9) | 9 (4 – 18) | 8 (4 – 15) | <0.001* |
| Number of referrals to health facility (last month), median (IQR) | 3 (0 – 4) | 1 (0 – 5) | 2 (0 – 4) | 0.64 |
| Times used razor (last month), median (IQR) | – | 4 (2 – 10) | 3 (0 – 7) | |
| Times used latex gloves (last month), median (IQR) | – | 0 (0 – 0) | 0 (0 – 0) | |
| Times used new razor (last month), median (IQR) | 3 (1 – 8.5) | 2 (0 – 6.5) | ||
*
denotes statistically significant relationship