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Table 5 SES differences in perceptions of ease of accessing the services of 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 (%)

Traditional healer

    

Q1: most poor

43 (27)

32 (32)

14 (20)

104 (34)

Q2:average

64 (40)

41 (41)

27 (40)

103 (34)

Q3: least poor

53 (33)

27 (27)

27 (40)

98 (32)

Chi square (p-value)

7.5 (0.02)

4.2 (0.1)

6.4 (.04)

1.2 (0.6)

Concentration index

0.04

-0.03

0.14

-0.01

Private hospital

    

Q1: most poor

69 (30)

68 (37)

34 (34)

10 (22)

Q2:average

82 (35)

61 (33)

83 (45)

18 (39)

Q3: least poor

81 (35)

56 (30)

69 (37)

18 (39)

Chi square (p-value)

4.1 (0.1)

2.5 (0.3)

43.7 (.0001)

3.5 (0.2)

Concentration index

0.03

-0.05

0.14

0.12

Public hospital

    

Q1: most poor

30 (32)

59 (30)

53 (22)

1 (33)

Q2:average

35 (37)

72 (36)

96 (40)

1 (33)

Q3: least poor

29 (31)

69 (34)

89 (37)

1 (33)

Chi square (p-value)

0.8 (0.7)

3.7 (0.2)

43.5 (.0001)

0.0 (0.9)

Concentration index

0.00

0.01

0.12

na

Patent medicine dealers

    

Q1: most poor

80 (30)

100 (34)

59 (26)

104 (34)

Q2:average

92 (35)

97 (33)

84 (36)

99 (32)

Q3: least poor

92 (35)

95 (33)

88 (38)

104 (34)

Chi square (p-value)

4.5 (0.1)

0.9 (0.6)

21.3 (.0001)

4.8 (0.09)

Concentration index

0.03

-0.01

0.09

0.00

Community-health workers

    

Q1: most poor

40 (27)

8 (35)

9 (21)

13 (24)

Q2:average

56 (38)

6 (26)

18 (43)

21 (39)

Q3: least poor

51 (35)

9 (39)

15 (36)

20 (37)

Chi square (p-value)

4.7 (0.09)

0.7 (0.7)

3.3 (.19)

2.7 (0.3)

Concentration index

0.05

-0.01

0.12

0.09

Health centre

    

Q1: most poor

34 (26)

44 (36)

26 (38)

60 (38)

Q2:average

44 (34)

42 (34)

21 (31)

50 (31)

Q3: least poor

53 (40)

36 (30)

21 (31)

50 (31)

Chi square (p-value)

6.8 (0.03)

1.2 (0.5)

.88 (.65)

2.0 (0.4)

Concentration index

0.01

-0.04

-0.13

-0.04