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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: N Z Med J. 2018 Aug 31;131(1481):40–49.

Table 3. Healthcare-seeking behaviour of symptomatic respondents.

Females
 Males
 Total
N n (%) N n (%) N n (%)
Previously visited a health provider for this set of symptoms 41 11 (26.8) 46 11 (23.9) 87 22 (25.3)
Attempted self-treatment 39 13 (33.3) 46 9 (19.6) 85 22 (25.9)
Waited longer than 7 days to visit a health provider 38 17 (44.7) 46 18 (39.1) 84 35 (41.7)
Days between symptom onset and contacting health services (Median (IQR)) 38 6.5 (3.0-30.0) 46 5.0 (3.0 – 14.0) 84 5.5 (3.0-18.0)