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Table 3 Type of non-NTP providers initially visited and reasons for not consulting a public facility first after the onset of TB (n = 378)

From: Healthcare-seeking behavior, treatment delays and its determinants among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

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)