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Table 3 Perceptions of: geographic proximity, ease of accessibility of services and ease of receiving treatment from different healthcare providers

From: Improving equity in malaria treatment: Relationship of socio-economic status with health seeking as well as with perceptions of ease of using the services of different providers for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria

 

Inyi

Udi

Oji

Nachi

 

n %

n %

n %

n %

Perceptions of near (geographic proximity)

Traditional healer

153 43.0

114 35.0

79 22.8

307 95.0

Private hospital

266 74.7

256 78.5

179 51.7

50 15.5

Public hospital

76 21.3

282 86.5

235 67.9

4 1.2

Patent medicine dealer

272 76.4

318 97.5

230 66.5

315 97.5

Community-health workers (CHW)

167 46.9

69 21.2

49 14.2

52 16.1

Health Center

168 47.2

210 64.4

59 17.1

178 55.1

Perceptions of ease of accessing the services

Traditional healer

160 44.9

100 30.7

68 19.7

305 94.4

Private hospital/clinic

232 65.2

185 56.7

186 53.8

46 14.2

General hospital/comprehensive health centre

94 26.4

200 61.3

238 68.8

3 0.9

Patent medicine dealers

264 74.2

292 89.6

231 66.8

307 95.0

Community-health worker

147 41.3

23 7.1

42 12.1

54 16.7

Health Center

131 36.8

122 37.4

68 19.7

160 49.5

Perceptions of ease of receiving treatment

Traditional healer

147 41.3

103 31.6

67 19.4

311 96.3

Private hospital

215 60.4

203 62.3

189 54.6

81 25.1

Public hospital

99 27.8

175 53.7

237 68.5

20 6.2

Patent medicine dealers

259 72.8

295 90.5

226 65.3

297 92.0

Community-health workers

138 38.8

25 7.7

44 12.7

79 24.5

Health Center

137 38.5

116 35.6

59 17.1

100 31.0