Variable | N (%) |
---|---|
First visited non-NTP providers (n = 378) | |
Pharmacy/drug shops | 298 (79) |
Traditional healer | 38 (10) |
Private clinics | 38 (10) |
Health posts | 4 (1) |
Reasons for not visiting a public facility first (n = 378) | |
It was too expensive | 83 (22) |
It takes time | 98 (26) |
Long distance to the facility | 87 (23) |
Believed they would get better treatment elsewhere | 68 (18) |
Mistrust of public facility | 38 (10) |
Others | 4 (1) |