Table 2. Perception of community healthcare seeking behavior to utilisation of primary care services.
| Perceived healthcare seeking behaviorcategory | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would most people visit a clinic doctor for: | Low | High | Don’t know | |||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Acute and preventive physical health concerns | ||||||
| Stomach pain | 268 | 6.8 | 3674 | 92.3 | 37 | 0.9 |
| Blood in the stool | 312 | 7.8 | 3458 | 86.9 | 209 | 5.3 |
| Routine health checks | 385 | 9.7 | 3489 | 87.7 | 105 | 2.6 |
| Cut finger that needs to be stitched | 565 | 14.2 | 3170 | 79.7 | 244 | 6.1 |
| Deteriorated vision | 758 | 19.1 | 3042 | 76.4 | 179 | 4.5 |
| Sprained ankle | 891 | 22.4 | 2957 | 74.3 | 131 | 3.3 |
| Help to quit smoking | 1277 | 32.1 | 1993 | 50.1 | 709 | 17.8 |
| Removal of a wart | 1365 | 34.3 | 1931 | 48.5 | 683 | 17.2 |
| Psychosocial health concerns | ||||||
| Anxiety | 1466 | 36.8 | 2063 | 51.9 | 450 | 11.3 |
| Sexual problems | 1404 | 35.3 | 1909 | 48.0 | 666 | 16.7 |
| Domestic violence | 2162 | 54.3 | 1196 | 30.1 | 621 | 15.6 |
| Relationship problems | 2517 | 63.3 | 855 | 21.5 | 607 | 15.2 |