Table 2.

Reasons for not seeking care by insurance status

Reason for not seeking Care	Uninsured % (na)	Insured % (na)
Self-medication	48(616)	46.7(529)
Lacked money	24.6 (316)	26.7 (302)
Illness not considered serious enough	16.9 (217)	16.1 (182)
Long distance to provider	2.7 (34)	2.6 (30)
Drugs not available at the health facility	2 (26)	1.9 (22)
Poor quality service	1.1 (14)	1.0 (11)
Fear of discovering	0.9 (11)	1.0 (11)
High Cost of Care	0.8 (10)	0.7 (8)
Terminal illness	0.5 (6)	0.5 (6)
Religion /cultural reasons	0.2 (3)	0.3 (3)
Other	2.3 (30)	2.6 (29)
Total	100 (1283)	100 (1133)

^aResponses based on individual illness episodes and respondents could cite multiple reasons for not seeking care