Table 3 Health seeking behaviour stratified by sex
Indicator | Total | Frequency (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | |||
Where the patient first sought treatment | 0.4633 | |||
Pharmacy/other health facilities | 132 (7.1) | 77 (7.7) | 55 (6.5) | |
Community volunteers/distributors | 21 (1.1) | 10 (1.0) | 11 (1.3) | |
Auto-medication/unknown medications | 451 (24.4) | 251 (25.2) | 200 (23.5) | |
Traditional healers | 20 (1.1) | 13 (1.3) | 7 (0.8) | |
No treatment sought | 1225 (66.3) | 646 (64.8) | 579 (68.0) | |
Rehydration solution taken at the onset of diarrhoea before coming to the provider | 0.2741 | |||
Yes | 263 (14.2) | 150 (15.0) | 113 (13.3) | |
No | 1586 (85.8) | 847 (85.0) | 739 (86.7) | |
Any medication taken | 0.7790 | |||
No | 1269 (68.6) | 679 (68.1) | 590 (69.2) | |
Antibiotic | 244 (13.2) | 131 (13.1) | 113 (13.3) | |
Others | 336 (18.2) | 187 (18.8) | 149 (17.5) | |
Duration from symptom onset to the time of seeking treatment (days) | 0.9190 | |||
≤2 | 1476 (79.8) | 795 (79.7) | 681 (79.9) | |
>2 | 373 (20.2) | 202 (20.3) | 171 (20.1) | |
Distance travelled to reach the health facility (km) | 0.3580 | |||
<5 | 1423 (77.0) | 759 (76.1) | 664 (77.9) | |
≥5 | 426 (23.0) | 238 (23.9) | 188 (22.1) | |
Time travelled to health facility (h) | 0.5444 | |||
≤1 | 1427 (77.2) | 764 (76.6) | 663 (77.8) | |
>1 | 422 (22.8) | 233 (23.4) | 189 (22.2) | |
Mode of travel to health facility | 0.6161 | |||
Motorized | 1405 (76.0) | 753 (75.5) | 652 (76.5) | |
Non-motorized | 444 (24.0) | 244 (24.5) | 200 (23.5) | |