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Table 7 Treatment that was sought for malaria

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 (%)

Home treatment

12 (6.3)

9 (9.6)

5 (6.2)

6 (5.2)

Traditional medicine

25 (13.2)

4 (4.3)

8 (9.9)

32 (28.1)

Private hosp/clinic

35 (18.4)

18 (19.4)

13 (16.0)

18 (15.8)

General hospital

16 (8.4)

17 (18.3)

4 (4.9)

3 (2.6)

Patent medicine dealer

92 (48.4)

36 (38.7)

38 (46.9)

51 (44.8)

CHW

3 (1.6)

1 (1.1)

3 (3.7)

0 0

Health Centre

3 (1.6)

1 (1.1)

1 (1.2)

1 (0.9)

Laboratory

1 (0.5)

4 (4.3)

2 (2.5)

2 (1.8)

Others

3 (1.6)

3 (3.2)

7 (8.6)

1 (0.9)