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Table 2 Treatment-seeking preferences of migrants from different sectors in Bago and other regions of Myanmar (2013–2015) by category of migrant worksites

From: Understanding malaria treatment-seeking preferences within the public sector amongst mobile/migrant workers in a malaria elimination scenario: a mixed-methods study

Region

Category of migrant worksites

Bago Region

(N = 3667)

Category 1

(N = 183)

Category 2

(N = 705)

Category 3

(N = 2779)

Type of treatment-seekinga,Ψ

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

Public sector

62

33.9

27.1–41.2

158

22.4

19.4–25.7

485

17.5

16.1–18.9

Private sector

27

14.8

10.0–20.7

60

8.5

6.6–10.8

302

10.9

9.7–12.1

Informal sector

7

3.8

1.6–7.7

40

5.7

4.1–7.7

144

5.2

4.4–6.1

Public + informal sectors

63

34.4

27.6–41.8

186

26.4

23.2–29.8

579

20.8

19.3–22.4

Private + informal sectors

33

18.0

12.8–24.4

95

13.5

11.0–16.2

421

15.2

13.8–16.5

Region

Category of migrant worksites

Other regions

(N = 5936)

Category 1

(N = 407)

Category 2

(N = 2012)

Category 3

(N = 3517)

Type of treatment seekinga,Ψ

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

Public sector

107

26.3

22.1–30.9

333

16.7

14.9–18.2

461

13.1

12.0–14.3

Private sector

34

8.4

5.9–11.5

143

7.1

6.0–8.3

184

5.2

4.5–6.0

Informal sector

5

1.2

0.0–2.8

37

1.8

1.3–2.5

23

0.7

0.0–0.1

Public + informal sectors

111

27.3

23.0–31.9

361

17.9

16.3–19.7

470

13.4

12.3–14.5

Private + informal sectors

37

9.1

6.5–12.3

174

8.7

7.5–9.9

203

5.8

5.0–6.6

  1. ΨP < 0.05
  2. aMultiple answers