Variable

Category

Frequency (%)

Awareness of what appropriate health care is? (n = 456)

Yes

No

317(69.5)

139(30.5)

*Source of information of what appropriate health care is (n = 317)

Television

Radio

Health care staff

School/lectures

Friends/family

Newspaper/magazine

Books

Poster/billboard

Church

Markets/town crier

Others

184(58.0)

168(52.9)

136(42.9)

127(40.0)

105(33.1)

98(31.0)

82(25.9)

71(22.5)

57(18.0)

45(14.2)

21(6.6)

*Sources of appropriate health care treatment (n = 456)

Private hospital

Public hospital

Pharmacy/chemist

Self-medication

Traditional healers

Faith based institutions

Christian Churches

Spiritual healers

352(77.2)

331(72.6)

212(46.5)

156(34.2)

94(20.6)

92(20.2)

68(14.9)

53(11.7)

Awareness of health facility in community?

(n = 456)

Yes

No

408(89.5)

48(10.5)

*What are the types of health facility in the

community? (n = 408)

Public hospital

Private hospital

Pharmacy/chemist

Traditional healing homes

Churches

Spiritual healing homes

348(85.3)

294(72.1)

221(54.2)

108(26.5)

74(18.1)

64(15.7)

Awareness of the types of illnesses/diseases that can occur around you? (n = 456)

Yes

No

419(91.9)

37(8.1)

*What are the different types of illnesses that can occur around you? (n = 419)

Malaria

Typhoid fever

Asthma

Diabetes

Hypertension

Ebola

Hepatitis

Cancers

Tuberculosis

Skin disease

Diarrhoea

Pneumonia

Worm infestation

Lassa fever

Others¹

382(91.2)

332(79.2)

273(65.2)

271(64.2)

266(63.5)

239(57.0)

237(56.6)

233(55.8)

217(51.8)

217(51.8)

214(51.1)

211(50.4)

202(48.2)

187(44.6)

14(3.3)

*What are the consequences of poorly treated

illness/disease? (n = 419)

Death

Inability to perform tasks

Fainting spells

Permanent disability

Convulsion

Coma

312(74.5)

243(58.0)

219(52.3)

200(47.7)

162(38.7)

148(35.3)