Table 3.
Type of health facilities visited and health care providers consulted before hospitalization for pediatric dengue illness at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo district, Sri Lanka, 2013.
| DF | DHF/DSS | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time between onset of illness and seeking first treatment (hours), n (%) | |||
| < 24 | 150 (89) | 28 (61) | 178 (82) |
| 24–48 | 13 (8) | 13 (28) | 26 (12) |
| > 48 | 6 (4) | 5 (11) | 11 (5) |
| First measure of care | |||
| Home treatment | 159 (94) | 37 (80) | 196 (91) |
| Professional care | 11 (6) | 9 (20) | 20 (9) |
| Visit a healer | |||
| Yes | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
| No | 168 (99) | 46 (100) | 214 (99) |
| Sought outpatient care first | |||
| Yes | 115 (68) | 37 (80) | 152 (70) |
| Western private | 93 (81) | 30 (81) | 123 (81) |
| Western government | 21 (18) | 7 (19) | 28 (18) |
| Ayurvedic government | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| No | 55 (32) | 9 (20) | 64 (30) |
DF = dengue dever; DHF = dengue hemorrhagic fever; DSS = dengue shock syndrome.