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] | |
