Table 2 Treatment seeking behaviour for febrile illnesses in relation to socio-economic characteristics of the participants (n = 281)
Characteristics | Total (n = 281) | Allopathic health services (n = 200) | Non-allopathic health services (n = 81) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Â |
Villages | ||||
 OTP | 65 (23.1) | 52 (26) | 13 (16) | 0.306 |
 PMM | 74 (26.3) | 50 (25) | 24 (29.6) |  |
 TT | 82 (29.2) | 55 (27.5) | 27 (33.3) |  |
 XT | 60 (21.4) | 43 (21.5) | 17 (21) |  |
Respondent status | ||||
 Family head | 188 (66.9) | 139 (69.5) | 49 (60.5) | 0.309 |
 Wife of family head | 70 (24.9) | 45 (64.3) | 25 (30.9) |  |
 Other | 23 (8.2) | 16 (8) | 7 (8.6) |  |
Age Group | ||||
  ≤ 30 years | 91 (32.4) | 63 (31.5) | 28 (34.6) | 0.869 |
 31–50 years | 138 (49.1) | 99 (49.5) | 39 (48.1) |  |
  ≥ 51 years | 52 (18.5) | 38 (19) | 14 (17.3) |  |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 201 (71.5) | 149 (74.5) | 52 (64.2) | 0.083 |
 Female | 80 (28.5) | 51 (25.5) | 29 (35.8) |  |
Ethnicitya | ||||
 Laothung | 269 (95.7) | 192 (96) | 77 (95.1) | 0.472 |
 Other | 12 (4.3) | 8 (4) | 4 (4.9) |  |
Religion | ||||
 Buddhist | 9 (3.2) | 8 (4) | 1 (1.2) | 0.213 |
 Animist | 272 (96.8) | 192 (96) | 80 (98.8) |  |
Marital status | ||||
 In relationship | 262 (93.2) | 186 (93) | 76 (93.8) | 0.518 |
 Not in relationship | 19 (6.8) | 14 (7) | 5 (6.2) |  |
Literacy | ||||
 Literate | 67 (23.8) | 54 (27) | 13 (16) | 0.051 |
 Illiterate | 214 (76.2) | 146 (73) | 68 (84) |  |
Level of Education | ||||
 Not attended school | 204 (72.6) | 138 (69) | 66 (81.5) | 0.034 |
 Attended school | 77 (27.4) | 62 (31) | 15 (18.5) |  |
Occupation | ||||
 Farmer | 254 (90.4) | 183 (91.5) | 71 (87.7) | 0.322 |
 Other | 27 (9.6) | 17 (8.5) | 10 (12.3) |  |
Monthly Income | ||||
  ≤ 500,000 kip (≤60 USD) | 192 (68.3) | 131 (65.5) | 61 (75.3) | 0.007 |
 500,001 to 2,000,000 kip (60 to 240 USD) | 41 (14.6) | 33 (16.5) | 8 (9.9) |  |
  ≥ 2,000,001 kip (≥240 USD) | 27 (9.6) | 25 (12.5) | 2 (2.5) |  |
 Don’t know/NA | 21 (7.5) | 11 (52.4) | 10 (12.3) |  |
Daily Expense | ||||
  ≤ 1000 kip (≤0.12 USD) | 99 (35.2) | 72 (36) | 27 (33.3) | 0.289 |
 1001 to 10,000 kip (0.12 to 1.18 USD) | 120 (42.7) | 80 (40) | 40 (49.4) |  |
  ≥ 10,000 kip (≥1.18 USD) | 62 (22.1) | 48 (24) | 14 (17.3) |  |
Is the income enough to sustain living? | ||||
 Yes | 82 (29.2) | 52 (26) | 30 (37) | 0.047 |
 No | 198 (70.5) | 148 (74) | 50 (61.7) |  |
 Not sure/Don’t know | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (1.2) |  |