Table 2.
Health seeking behavior
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Place of choice to go to for illness/treatment | |
| Drug store (Pharmacy) | 37 (10) |
| Government hospital | 50 (13) |
| Private Clinic | 293 (77) |
| Others | 1 (0) |
| Traditional healer | 0 (0) |
| Frequency of hospital visits | |
| Every 6 months | 147 (39) |
| Every 1 year | 68 (18) |
| Monthly | 113 (30) |
| Two years above | 37 (10) |
| When there is need | 16 (4) |
| Factors that determine choice of hospital | |
| 0Proximity | 111 (29) |
| Working hours of health facility | 67 (18) |
| Staff courtesy | 159 (42) |
| Qualified health staff | 281 (74) |
| Waiting time | 171 (45) |
| Cleanliness of facility | 162 (43) |
| Reputation of health facility | 144 (38) |
| Cost of services | 83 (22) |
| Extent of illness before visiting healthcare facility | |
| Life threatening | 10 (3) |
| Not serious | 150 (39) |
| Somewhat serious | 193 (51) |
| Very serious | 28 (7) |
| Diseases that have required hospital intervention in the past 1 year | |
| Acute diseases | 263 (69) |
| Infectious diseases | 18 (5) |
| Chronic diseases | 49 (13) |
| None of the above | 32 (18) |
| Others | 34 (9) |