Table 2 The first treatment-seeking behaviours of suspected dengue cases in Eastern Shan Special Region IV, Myanmar
Treatment-seeking behaviors | Total No. (%, 95CI), n = 241 | No. (%, 95CI) in V1, n = 124 | No. (%, 95CI) in V2, n = 117 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Public hospitals | 102 (42.3, 36.0–48.8) | 61 (49.2, 40.1–58.3) | 41 (35.0, 26.5–44.4) | 0.037 |
Self medication | 111 (46.1, 39.6–52.6) | 51 (41.1, 32.4–50.3) | 60 (51.3, 41.9–60.6) | 0.147 |
Traditional Shan medication | 15 (6.2, 3.5–10.1) | 9 (7.3, 3.4–13.3) | 6 (5.1, 1.9–10.8) | 0.677 |
Others | 21 (8.7, 5.5–13.0) | 6 (4.8, 1.8–10.2) | 15 (12.8, 7.4–20.3) | 0.049 |
No action | 14 (5.8, 3.2–9.6) | 4 (3.2, 0.9–8.1) | 10 (8.5, 4.2–15.2) | 0.136 |