. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 12.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Contemp Pediatrics. 2018 Sep-Oct;5(5):1947–1951. doi: 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20183537

Table 3:

Treatment seeking practices for selected morbidities.

Morbidity	Place of treatment for present morbidity, n(%)
Morbidity	Hospital	Private practitioner/ local RMP	Pharmacy, over the counter	Others (including self-care)
Skin infections n = 82	18 (21.95)	27 (32.92)	12 (14.63)	25 (30.48)
Upper respiratory infection n = 37	2 (5.40)	11(29.72)	8(21.62)	16(43.24)
Pneumonia/ lower respiratory infection n = 4	1 (25)	2 (50)	1 (25)	0
Fever n = 28	3 (10.71)	15 (53.57)	0	10 (35.71)
Diarrhoea n = 26	2 (7.69)	5 (19.23)	10 (38.46)	9 (34.61)
Ear diseases n = 77	6 (7.79)	7 (9.09)	13 (16.88)	51 (66.23)
Eye conditions including refractive errors n=18	0	1 (5.55)	4 (22.22)	13 (72.22)
Injuries n = 23	4 (17.39)	9 (39.13)	2 (8.69)	8 (34.78)