Table 2. Percentage distribution of type of healthcare facility used by slum residents on their most recent visit to health services in three urban slums in Nigeria.
| Migrant Slum | Indigenous Slum | Cosmopolitan Slum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formal Health Facility | |||
| Public Hospital/ Clinic/ Health centres | 38.4 | 45.5 | 34.8 |
| Private Hospital/ Clinic/ Health centres | 29.3 | 19.4 | 34.8 |
| Pharmacy | 9.2 | 10.9 | 13.4 |
| All Formal Health Facilities | 76.9 | 75.8 | 83.0 |
| Informal Health Facility | |||
| Patent-Medicine Store | 20.4 | 17.4 | 12.9 |
| Traditional Centres | 2.7 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| All Informal Health Facilities | 23.1 | 24,1 | 17.0 |
| Number of slum residents | 763 | 459 | 412 |
Source: Computed by the authors from data collected in the survey for the study.