Table 2.

The three delays experienced in deaths from time-critical conditions, as assessed using circumstances of mortality (CoM) indicators

Delay	CoM indicator	Number of deceased experiencing delay*
First delay—seeking care	Doubts about need for care	39 (9.90%)
	Use of telephone	36 (9.14%)
	Use of traditional medicine	84 (21.32%)
	Perceived prohibitive costs	269 (68.27%)
Second delay—reaching care	Travel to health facility	36 (9.14%)
	Use of motorised transport	36 (9.14%)
	Distance (more than 2 hours to facility)	0 (0.00%)
Third delay—receiving quality care	Problems with admission	27 (6.85%)
	Problems with treatment	26 (6.60%)
	Problems with medicine	27 (6.85%)
	Discharged while ill	67 (17.01%)

*Percentage does not total 100% as delays can be experienced by the same deceased person in more than one category. (The denominator is the % of deceased who responded stating any delay using CoM indicators (n=394).) The total number of delays captured for all deceased was n=647.