Table 2 Treatment-seeking behaviour
From: Economic costs of fever to households in the middle belt of Ghana
Name of provider | Number (%) | Wealth quintile groupings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest (%) | Fourth (%) | Middle (%) | Second (%) | Lowest (%) | ||
Chemical seller Shop | 356 (31.6) | 53 (27.3) | 64 (28.7) | 109 (39.2) | 51 (30.8) | 69 (29.7) |
CHPs | 45 (4.0) | 1 (0.5) | 9 (4.0) | 8 (2.9) | 14 (7.3) | 13 (5.4) |
Private Clinic | 202 (17.9) | 76 (39.2) | 52 (23.3) | 23 (8.3) | 21 (10.9) | 30 (12.6) |
Drug peddler | 90 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.2) | 30 (10.8) | 40 (20.7) | 15 (6.3) |
Herbalist | 10 (0.9) | 2 (1.03) | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.7) | 4 (2.1) | 1 (0.4) |
Health Centre | 144 (12.8) | 5 (2.6) | 20 (9.0) | 48 (17.3) | 25 (13.0) | 46 (19.3) |
Hospital | 256 (22.7) | 49 (25.3) | 64 (28.7) | 56 (20.1) | 28 (14.5) | 59 (24.7) |
Pharmacy | 24 (2.1) | 8 (4.1) | 8 (3.6) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (1.0) | 4 (1.7) |
Total | 1127 (100) | 194 (100) | 223 (100) | 278 (100) | 193 (100) | 239 (100) |