Table 1 Definition of categories
From: Seeking treatment for symptomatic malaria in Papua New Guinea
Category | Definition |
|---|---|
1. Site | Living in a village which is situated within either the Madang or Maprik region |
2. Group | G1 - villages less than half an hour walk G2 - villages between 1 - 2 hours walk G3 - villages greater than 3 hours walk. |
3. Age | Reported age of individual seeking treatment (as a continuous variable) |
4. Access | Participant reports which relate to ability to access a treatment provider |
5. Perception | Participant reports which relate to quality of the treatment, both positive and negative |
6. Availability of Medicine | Participant reports which relate to availability of medicine |
7. Finding a Cure | Participant reports which relate to a need to seek treatment in order to find a cure |
8. Focusing on the Illness | Participant reports which focus on the illness rather than identifying a way of treating it |
9. Minutes | Minutes taken to travel to a treatment as reported by the participant |
10. Other | A small number of participant reports which primarily related to seeking a particular treatment "because they usually do" or "because they were referred there" were grouped under this category |