Table 2 Health seeking behavior
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Place of choice to go to for illness/treatment | |
Drug store (Pharmacy) | 37 (10) |
Government hospital | 50 (13) |
Private Clinic | 293 (77) |
Others | 1 (0) |
Traditional healer | 0 (0) |
Frequency of hospital visits | |
Every 6 months | 147 (39) |
Every 1 year | 68 (18) |
Monthly | 113 (30) |
Two years above | 37 (10) |
When there is need | 16 (4) |
Factors that determine choice of hospital | |
0Proximity | 111 (29) |
Working hours of health facility | 67 (18) |
Staff courtesy | 159 (42) |
Qualified health staff | 281 (74) |
Waiting time | 171 (45) |
Cleanliness of facility | 162 (43) |
Reputation of health facility | 144 (38) |
Cost of services | 83 (22) |
Extent of illness before visiting healthcare facility | |
Life threatening | 10 (3) |
Not serious | 150 (39) |
Somewhat serious | 193 (51) |
Very serious | 28 (7) |
Diseases that have required hospital intervention in the past 1 year | |
Acute diseases | 263 (69) |
Infectious diseases | 18 (5) |
Chronic diseases | 49 (13) |
None of the above | 32 (18) |
Others | 34 (9) |