Table 2.
Prevalence and Patterns of Health care Use by Gender.
| Variable | Category | Male (n = 44) |
Female (n = 156) |
Total = 200 |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Have you ever sought formal health care for your health problems in the last 1 year | Yes | 33 (75) | 137 (87.8) | 170 (85) | .035 |
| No | 11 (25) | 19 (12.2) | 30 (15) | ||
| How many times have you sought formal health care in the last 1 year? | 1 | 4 (12.1) | 14 (10.2) | 18 (10.6) | .976 |
| 2 | 5 (15.2) | 26 (19) | 31 (18.2) | ||
| 3 | 3 (9.1) | 12 (8.8) | 15 (8.8) | ||
| 4 | 5 (15.2) | 17 (12.4) | 22 (12.9) | ||
| 5 or more | 16 (48.5) | 68 (49.6) | 84 (49.4) | ||
| How often did you seek formal health care? | Every week | 1 (3) | 5 (3.6) | 6 (3.5) | .999 |
| Every 2 weeks | 8 (24.2) | 34 (24.8) | 42 (24.7) | ||
| Every month | 13 (39.4) | 51 (37.2) | 64 (37.6) | ||
| Every 3 months | 5 (15.2) | 22 (16.1) | 27 (15.9) | ||
| More than 3 months | 6 (18.2) | 25 (18) | 31 (18.2) | ||
| What type of health provider or facility did you consult most? | Public health facility | 26 (78.8) | 105 (76.6) | 131 (77.1) | .792 |
| Private health facility | 7 (21.2) | 32 (23.4) | 39 (22.9) | ||
| What kind of health facility (either public or private) do you normally use? | Hospital | 24 (72.7) | 92 (67.2) | 116 (68.2) | .819 |
| Clinic | 7 (21.2) | 34 (24.8) | 41 (24.1) | ||
| Health center | 2 (6.1) | 11 (8) | 13 (7.6) | ||
| Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| How early did you seek health care for your health problems after detecting the symptoms? | Immediately/in a day | 3 (9.1) | 16 (11.7) | 19 (11.2) | .860 |
| 3 days | 13 (39.4) | 57 (41.6) | 70 (41.2) | ||
| 4-6 days | 8 (24.2) | 22 (16.1) | 30 (17.6) | ||
| Between a week and a month | 8 (24.2) | 37 (27) | 45 (26.5) | ||
| More than a month | 1 (3) | 5 (3.6) | 6 (3.5) | ||
| Who mostly decide the type of health care for you? | Based on their own decision | 16 (48.5) | 77 (56.2) | 93 (54.7) | .587 |
| Family members | 15 (45.4) | 46 (33.6) | 61 (35.9) | ||
| Friends | 2 (6.1) | 13 (9.5) | 15 (8.8) | ||
| Health care providers | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.6) |
p < .05.