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Table 1 Household survey demographics, health facility care seeking and satisfaction according to injury severity

From: Access to quality care after injury in Northern Malawi: results of a household survey

 

All

Minor severity

Major severity

Age in years (median)

22.0

21.0

32.5

All % (n/610)

Minor severity %(n/446)

Major severity %(n/162)

Male sex

62.0 (378)

61.2 (273)

64.0 (103)

All % (n/611)

Minor severity %(n/446)

Major severity %(n/162)

Sought care after injury

76.1 (465)

70.0 (312)

94.4 (153)

Where did the injured person first seek medical treatment for his/her injury? By facility typea

All % (n/465)

Minor severity %(n/311)

Major severity %(n/153)

Primary any

96.3 (448)

95.2 (296)

98.7 (151)

Secondary any

1.9 (9)

2.3 (7)

1.3 (2)

Tertiary

0.2 (1)

0.3 (1)

0 (0)

Other

1.5 (7)

2.3 (7)

0 (0)

Where did the injured person secondarily seek medical treatment for his/her injury? By facility typea

All % (n/139)

Minor severity % (n/62)

Major severity % (n/77)

Primary any

53.2 (74)

64.5 (40)

44.2 (34)

Secondary any

45.3 (63)

33.9 (21)

54.5 (42)

Tertiary

0.7 (1)

1.6 (1)

0 (0)

Other

0.7 (1)

0 (0)

1.3 (1)

For those seeking care, how satisfied were they with the care quality?

All % (n/465)

Minor severity % (n/312)

Major severity % (n/153)

Very satisfied

47.3 (221)

51.6 (161)

38.6 (59)

Satisfied

30.0 (140)

27.9 (87)

34.6 (53)

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

9.2 (43)

8 (25)

11.8 (18)

Dissatisfied

10.5 (49)

9.6 (30)

12.4 (19)

Very dissatisfied

1.7 (8)

1.9 (6)

0.7 (1)

Don’t know / can’t remember

1.3 (6)

1 (3)

2.0 (3)

  1. aFurther facility type breakdown available in Additional file 1: Table 3