Table 2.
Respondents healthcare-seeking behavior (n=380)
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Preferred place for healthcare | |
| Hospitals | 162 (42.6) |
| Traditional/herbal medicine/spiritualist | 37 (9.7) |
| Pharmacy/patent medicine store | 181 (47.7) |
| Visits the hospital whenever ill (n=162) | |
| Yes | 39 (24.1) |
| No | 123 (75.9) |
| Distance to the place for healthcare (km) | |
| 5 or less | 233 (61.3) |
| 6-10 | 95 (25.0) |
| >10 | 52 (13.7) |
| The delayed time before seeking care (days) | |
| 2 | 251 (66.1) |
| 5 | 80 (21.1) |
| 7 or more | 49 (12.8) |
| Reasons for delay in seeking care | |
| Minor illness/hope to get over illness without treatment | 188 (49.5) |
| Expensive/lack money for the treatment | 101 (26.6) |
| Distance to the place for seeking care | 47 (12.3) |
| Long waiting time at the place for care | 23 (6.1) |
| Others | 21 (5.5) |
| Reasons for choice of place of care | |
| Quality of care | 129 (33.9) |
| Nearest to a place of residence/work | 121 (31.9) |
| Not expensive | 106 (27.9) |
| Free treatment | 13 (3.4) |
| Others | 11 (2.9) |
| Sources of money for payment of bills | |
| Savings | 209 (55.0) |
| Sales of belongings | 31 (8.2) |
| Borrowed/assistance from friends | 104 (27.3) |
| Paid in kind | 19 (5.0) |
| Others | 17 (4.5) |