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Table 3 Significant Reasons as to why a treatment option was chosen

From: Seeking treatment for symptomatic malaria in Papua New Guinea

Reasons for treatment seeking
  Ref: Health Centre Site Age Accessibility of
Provider 		Perception of
Provider 		Drug
Availability 		Wanting to Get
better 		Being sick Minutes Other
First treatment (n = 834) Hospital -1.89
[-3.05; -0.72]** 		0.01
[-0.00; 0.03] 		-2.12
[-3.51; -0.74]** 		-2.23
[-4.29; -0.16]* 		-1.81
[-3.59; -0.02]* 		-2.78
[-3.59; -0.02]* 		-0.18
[-2.15; 1.79] 		0.00
[-0.01; 0.01] 		#
Sub Health
Centre 		1.09
[0.47; 1.72]** 		0
[-0.01; 0.01] 		-0.40
[-1.09; 0.28] 		-0.98
[-1.66; -0.30]** 		-0.22
[-0.87; 0.43] 		-0.01
[-0.83; 0.81] 		-0.37
[-1.21; 0.46] 		-0.02
[-0.02; -0.01]** 		#
Aid Post -1.93
[-3.93; 0.07] 		0.03
[0.01; 0.05]* 		-1.42
[-3.13; 0.29] 		0.66
[-0.26; 1.58] 		-0.84
[-2.35; 0.67] 		0.09
[-1.16; 1.34] 		0.17
[-1.65; 1.98] 		-0.01
[-0.03; 0.00] 		#
Pharmacy/Shop/
Kiosk/Street
Trader 		-2.47
[-4.76; -0.18]* 		0.02
[-0.01; 0.05] 		-1.70
[-2.93; -0.46]** 		0.01
[-1.20; 1.22] 		-2.36
[-3.71; -1.02]** 		-1.40
[-3.87; 1.06] 		-38.38
[-39.74; -37.03]** 		-0.10
[-0.18; -0.02]* 		#
Neighbour -0.56
[-1.60; 0.48] 		0.01
[-0.02; 0.03] 		-2.24
[-3.32; -1.17]** 		0.60
[-0.44; 1.64] 		-3.34
[-4.85; -1.84]** 		-0.48
[-1.76; 0.80] 		-0.63
[-2.32; 1.05] 		-0.19
[-0.24; -0.13]** 		#
Traditional
Healer 		-2.62
[-4.76; -0.48]* 		-0.01
[-0.04; 0.02] 		-1.75
[-3.08; -0.42]** 		-37.00
[-38.52; -35.47]** 		0.44
[-1.08; 1.95] 		-37.39
[-39.50; -35.28]** 		0.4
[-3.36; 4.16] 		-0.98
[-1.50; -0.45]** 		#
Second treatment (n = 231) Hospital -0.06
[-1.16; 1.04] 		# 0.68
[-0.53; 1.89] 		# # # -0.39
[-1.69; 0.92] 		3.47
[1.56; 5.38]** 		0.01
[0.00; 0.02]*
Sub Health Centre 1.00
[-0.06; 2.06] 		# -1.29
[-2.88; 0.31] 		# # # 0.15
[0.84; 1.14] 		-34.42
[-36.08; -32.76]** 		0.00
[-0.01; 0.01]
Aid Post -34.67
[-35.82; -33.51]** 		# 0.38
[-1.61; 2.36] 		# # # 0.74
[-0.58; 2.07] 		-34.14
[-35.80; -32.49]** 		0.01
[-0.01; 0.02]
Neighbour 0.36
[-0.30; 1.03] 		# 0.33
[-0.42; 1.08] 		# # # -2.32
[-3.48; -1.16]** 		1.55
[-0.18; 3.27] 		0
[-0.01; 0.01]
Traditional Healer -0.40
[-1.97; 1.18] 		# 2.47
[0.76; 4.18]** 		# # # -34.94
[-35.94; -33.94]** 		2.33
[-0.08; 4.73] 		0.01
[-0.00; 0.02]
  1. Estimated multinomial logistic regression coefficients are reported and robust 95% CI are in brackets; (regression was clustered to adjust standard errors for intra-group correlation. Cluster was the "house" as sample unit in the survey conducted)*significant at 5%; **significant at 1%.
  2. #Not included because no statistically significant relation with the dependent variable in the univariate analysis, p >.10
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