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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sociol Q. 2019 Jun 27;61(2):347–365. doi: 10.1080/00380253.2019.1625731

Table 2.

Health-seeking responses by type and individual/interactive mode (n = 2361)

Response Type Individual/Self-Oriented % Interactive/Consulting-Oriented %
Knowledge-seeking Internet 6.6 Sought info (support group/organization) 6.0
Read books 23.1
Read articles 25.2
Socio-emotional support-seeking Prayed 35.9 Talked to therapist 3.9
Talked to minister 9.2
Talked to others 23.4
Talked to fam 27.5
Treatment-seeking Ovulation predictor kit (otc) 16.1 ART 3.6
Considered biomedical treatment 41.1 Alternative treatment (CAM) 4.1
Biomedical treatment 15.6
Biomedical tests 24.2
Talked to doctor 31.6
Non-medical solution-seeking Considering adoption now 10.1 In process adoption 1.7
Considered adoption 60.1 Ever adopted 4.4

Notes: Response categories are not mutually exclusive. Categories highlighted in gray are top five responses within the analytic sample.