Table 2 Patients’ diagnosis and their various responses on malaria, in Awi zone, Amhara Regional State, North West Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 300)
Respondents’ characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Diagnosed the illness | ||
Clinician | 194 | 64.7 |
Self | 46 | 15.3 |
Lab tech | 15 | 5.0 |
Lab tech and Clinician | 36 | 12.0 |
Perceived to be diagnosed properly by | ||
Lab tech | 266 | 89.3 |
Clinician | 4 | 1.3 |
Pharmacy | 7 | 2.3 |
Combined | 21 | 7.0 |
Waiting time | ||
Within 30 min | 187 | 62.5 |
30–60 | 84 | 28.1 |
>60 min | 29 | 9.4 |
Frequency of care given when had malaria | ||
All the time | 162 | 54.2 |
Most of the time | 103 | 34.4 |
Some times | 33 | 11.0 |
Never | 1 | 0.3 |
Work ethics of providers to patients | ||
Very concerned | 123 | 41.1 |
Concerned | 139 | 46.5 |
Less concerned | 36 | 12.0 |