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Table 6 SES differences in perceptions of ease of receiving treatment for malaria from 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

42 (29)

34 (33)

14 (21)

109 (35)

Q2:average

58 (39)

40 (39)

27 (40)

104 (33)

Q3: least poor

47 (32)

29 (28)

26 (39)

98 (32)

Chi square (p-value)

4.6 (0.1)

2.4 (0.3)

6.0 (.051)

8.6 (0.01)

Concentration index

0.02

-0.03

0.13

-0.10

Private hospital

    

Q1: most poor

66 (31)

67 (33)

35 (19)

20 (25)

Q2:average

75 (35)

64 (32)

82 (43)

26 (32)

Q3: least poor

74 (34)

72 (35)

72 (38)

35 (43)

Chi square (p-value)

1.8 (0.4)

1.5 (0.5)

42.7 (.0001)

6.2 (0.04)

Concentration index

0.02

0.01

0.14

0.07

Public hospital

    

Q1: most poor

27 (27)

53 (30)

54 (23)

6 (30)

Q2:average

43 (43)

63 (36)

95 (40)

6 (30)

Q3: least poor

29 (29)

59 (34)

88 (37)

8 (40)

Chi square (p-value)

6.3 (0.04)

1.9 (0.4)

39.1 (.0001)

0.5 (0.8)

Concentration index

0.02

0.03

0.10

0.07

Patent medicine dealers

    

Q1: most poor

82 (32)

100 (34)

57 (25)

96 (32)

Q2:average

89 (34)

97 (33)

84 (37)

101 (34)

Q3: least poor

88 (34)

98 (33)

85 (38)

100 (34)

Chi square (p-value)

1.3 (0.5)

0.5 (0.8)

20.7 (.0001)

3.4 (0.2)

Concentration index

0.02

-0.01

0.17

0.02

Community-health workers

    

Q1: most poor

36 (26)

8 (32)

11 (25)

28 (35)

Q2:average

51 (37)

6 (24)

18 (41)

30 (38)

Q3: least poor

51 (37)

11 (44)

15 (34)

21 (27)

Chi square (p-value)

5.5 (0.07)

1.7 (0.4)

1.8 (0.40)

2.0 (0.4)

Concentration index

0.00

0.08

0.07

-0.04

Health centre

    

Q1: most poor

38 (28)

39 (34)

26 (44)

55 (55)

Q2:average

47 (34)

41 (35)

15 (25)

28 (28)

Q3: least poor

52 (38)

36 (31)

18 (31)

17 (17)

Chi square (p-value)

3.8 (0.2)

0.4 (0.8)

4.0 (0.14)

31.7 (0.01)

Concentration index

0.06

-0.02

-0.08

-0.25