Table 4 Healthcare-seeking behaviour of forest-goers

Fever in last 3 months

 Yes

100

675

65.8 [60.0–71.3]

427

Kind of febrile illness suspected by forest goers

[n = 427]

 Malaria

52.2 [47.3–57.2]

334

30.1 [23.1–38.1]

124

 Dengue

4.8 [2.9–7.0]

29

1.0 [0.2–2.2]

6

 Typhoid

9.5 [7.0–12.3]

70

–

 Cold

13.4 [10.0–17.3]

97

15.5 [10.8–21.0]

115

 Flu

2.8 [1.4–4.2]

17

41.6 [33.4–50.1]

155

 Krunkdov/kdovkhlounr [general fever]

10.1 [7.4–13.2]

79

–

 Other/don’t know

7.3 [5.0 -9.8]

51

11.9 [4.6–19.6]

27

Blood testing

[n = 427]

 Had blood tested

66.5 [61.8–71.7]

459

42.9 [34.8 -51.2]

199

Place of blood testing

[n = 459]

[n = 199]

 Public health facility

28.0 [20.4–36.7]

105

94.5 [89.7–98.2]

175

 Private health facility [includes pharmacy/chemist/drug shop]

33.8 [26.5–41.2]

181

n/a

n/a

 Community health worker

36.7 [27.9–45.8]

162

–

–

 Others

1.5 [0.5–2.6]

11

5.5 [1.8–10.3]

24

Result of blood test

[n = 459]

[n = 199]

 Positive for malaria

62.5 [55.4–69.7]

253

73.1 [54.7–90.3]

116

 Negative/inconclusive for malaria

21.2 [15.7–27.0]

114

20.3 [3.2–39.5]

12

 Non-malaria diagnosis

15.5 [10.2–21.4]

85

6.6 [2.1–12.6]

71

 No response

0.8 [0.1–2.4]

7

–

–

Sought treatment for illness from any source

[n = 427]

 Sought treatment from any source

82.6 [78.9–85.9]

526

67.8 [59.4–75.4]

303

Sought treatment for illness outside of home

[n = 427]

 Sought treatment outside home

75.0 [70.9–79.2]

481

65.3 [57.0–72.9]

279

First place sought treatment from

[n = 526]

[n = 303]

 Public health facility

24.1 [17.9–30.6]

111

6.9 [3.7–10.5]

21

 Private health facility [includes pharmacy/chemist/drug shop]

39.0 [32.2–45.6]

252

29.3 [18.9–40.2]

81

 Community health Worker

32.4 [25.9–39.4]

138

–

–

 Community health Facility

–

–

62.3 [51.4–72.5]

187

 Other

4.6 [2.6–6.9]

25

1.5 [0.3–4.1]

14

Time to seek treatment

[n = 526]

[n = 303]

 ≤ 24 h [0–1 days]

33.1 [27.2–39.3]

174

51.6 [36.0–65.8]

81

 48 h [2 days]

38.4 [32.7–44.2]

205

13.4 [8.0–20.2]

75

 > 48 h [≥ 3 days]

28.5 [22.9–34.4]

146

35.0 [23.4–48.4]

147

Number of places sought treatment from

[n = 525]

[n = 303]

 One place

69.4 [63.6–74.6]

380

41.8 [33.0–50.2]

172

 More than one

30.6 [25.4–36.3]

145

58.2 [49.8–67.0]

260

Second place of treatment

[n = 525]

 Public health facility

6.0 [3.7–9.0]

30

n/a

n/a

 Private health facility [includes pharmacy, chemist, and drug shop]

22.0 [17.1–27.5]

104

n.a

n.a

 Others

2.5 [0.9–4.6]

11

n/a

n/a

 Sought treatment at one place only

69.4 [63.1–74.5]

380

n/a

n/a