Table 3 |
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Perceptions of: geographic proximity, ease of accessibility of services and ease of receiving treatment from different healthcare providers |
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| Inyi |
Udi |
Oji |
Nachi |
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| n % |
n % |
n % |
n % |
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| Perceptions of near (geographic proximity) |
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| Traditional healer |
153 43.0 |
114 35.0 |
79 22.8 |
307 95.0 |
| Private hospital |
266 74.7 |
256 78.5 |
179 51.7 |
50 15.5 |
| Public hospital |
76 21.3 |
282 86.5 |
235 67.9 |
4 1.2 |
| Patent medicine dealer |
272 76.4 |
318 97.5 |
230 66.5 |
315 97.5 |
| Community-health workers (CHW) |
167 46.9 |
69 21.2 |
49 14.2 |
52 16.1 |
| Health Center |
168 47.2 |
210 64.4 |
59 17.1 |
178 55.1 |
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| Perceptions of ease of accessing the services |
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|
|
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| Traditional healer |
160 44.9 |
100 30.7 |
68 19.7 |
305 94.4 |
| Private hospital/clinic |
232 65.2 |
185 56.7 |
186 53.8 |
46 14.2 |
| General hospital/comprehensive health centre |
94 26.4 |
200 61.3 |
238 68.8 |
3 0.9 |
| Patent medicine dealers |
264 74.2 |
292 89.6 |
231 66.8 |
307 95.0 |
| Community-health worker |
147 41.3 |
23 7.1 |
42 12.1 |
54 16.7 |
| Health Center |
131 36.8 |
122 37.4 |
68 19.7 |
160 49.5 |
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| Perceptions of ease of receiving treatment |
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| Traditional healer |
147 41.3 |
103 31.6 |
67 19.4 |
311 96.3 |
| Private hospital |
215 60.4 |
203 62.3 |
189 54.6 |
81 25.1 |
| Public hospital |
99 27.8 |
175 53.7 |
237 68.5 |
20 6.2 |
| Patent medicine dealers |
259 72.8 |
295 90.5 |
226 65.3 |
297 92.0 |
| Community-health workers |
138 38.8 |
25 7.7 |
44 12.7 |
79 24.5 |
| Health Center |
137 38.5 |
116 35.6 |
59 17.1 |
100 31.0 |
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Onwujekwe et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:5 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-5 |
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