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. 2018 Sep;108(9):1252–1259. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304555

TABLE 3—

Percentage of Sick Children Who Sought Care From Each Provider Type: Liberia, 2015–2016

Intervention Regions
Control Regions
Provider Type 2015, % (95% CI) 2016, % (95% CI) P 2015, % (95% CI) 2016, % (95% CI) P
Drugstore 19.9 (11.4, 32.5) 5.8 (2.3, 14.1) .015 7.0 (4.3, 11.2) 9.1 (5.1, 15.7) .48
Informal drug dispensers 3.3 (1.2, 9.1) 6.8 (4.1, 10.9) .20 6.2 (3.2, 11.6) 11.3 (7.5, 16.7) .11
gCHV 2.3 (0.9, 5.9) 0.2 (0, 1.3) .005 2.7 (0.8, 8.8) 0 .09
Hospital or clinic 41.5 (29.7, 54.4) 25.7 (16.9, 37.0) .06 60.6 (50.5, 70.0) 49.3 (42.9, 55.8) .06
CHW 0 57.6 (42.8, 71.2) < .001 0 0 . . .
Traditional providers 5.0 (2.9, 8.7) 3.2 (1.4, 6.9) .34 2.6 (1.0, 6.6) 4.9 (2.9, 8.2) .22

Note. CHW = community health worker; CI = confidence interval; gCHV = general community health volunteer. Estimates in this table incorporate inverse probability of sampling weights. Care could be sought from more than 1 provider.