Table 2 Health seeking behaviour stratified by severity of diarrhoea (severity based on # of stools and dehydration)
Indicator | Total | Frequency (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate/no dehydration | Severe dehydration | |||
Where the patient first sought treatment | 0.0000 | |||
Pharmacy/other health facilities | 132 (7.1) | 94 (10.1) | 38 (4.1) | |
Community volunteers/distributors | 21 (1.1) | 9 (1.0) | 12 (1.3) | |
Auto-medication/unknown medications | 451 (24.4) | 38 (4.1) | 413 (45.1) | |
Traditional healers | 20 (1.1) | 12 (1.3) | 8 (0.9) | |
No treatment sought | 1225 (66.3) | 780 (83.5) | 445 (48.6) | |
Rehydration solution taken at the onset of diarrhoea before coming to the provider | 0.0000 | |||
Yes | 263 (14.2) | 92 (9.9) | 171 (18.7) | |
No | 1586 (85.8) | 841 (90.1) | 745 (81.3) | |
Any medication taken | 0.0000 | |||
No | 1269 (68.6) | 728 (78.0) | 541 (59.1) | |
Antibiotic | 244 (13.2) | 111 (11.9) | 133 (14.5) | |
Others | 336 (18.2) | 94 (10.1) | 242 (26.4) | |
Duration from symptom onset to the time of seeking treatment (days) | 0.0000 | |||
≤2 | 1476 (79.8) | 803 (86.1) | 673 (73.5) | |
>2 | 373 (20.2) | 130 (13.9) | 243 (26.5) | |
Distance travelled to reach the health facility (km) | 0.9084 | |||
<5 | 1423 (77.0) | 717 (76.8) | 706 (77.1) | |
≥5 | 426 (23.0) | 216 (23.2) | 210 (22.9) | |
Time travelled to health facility (h) | 0.0000 | |||
≤1 | 1427 (77.2) | 619 (66.3) | 808 (88.2) | |
>1 | 422 (22.8) | 314 (33.7) | 108 (11.8) | |
Mode of travel to health facility | 0.0000 | |||
Motorized | 1405 (76.0) | 782 (83.8) | 623 (68.0) | |
Non-motorized | 444 (24.0) | 151 (16.2) | 293 (32.0) | |