Malaria-related mortality based on verbal autopsy in an area of low endemicity in a predominantly rural population in Ethiopia

Table 3 Patterns of visit to various sources of treatment among malaria deaths identified by verbal autopsy, BRHP DSS, 2003/04.

Treatment sources	First choice, n (%)	Second choice, N (%)	Third choice, n (%)
Private clinic	16 (53.33)	6 (30.00)	2 (50.00)
Hospital	4 (13.33)	8 (40.00)	2 (50.00)
Health center	3 (10.00)	4 (20.00)	0
Health station/post	5 (16.67)	1 (10.00)	0
Pharmacy/drug shop	0	1 (10.00)	0
Traditional medicine	2 (6.67)	0	0
	30 (100.00)	20 (100.00)	4 (100.00)

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