Variable

Care

modern

Care

traditional

Self-medication

No recourse

P

Effective

%

Effective

%

Effective

%

Effective

%

Gender of the household head

0.408

Male

214

70

44

15.1

14

4.8

20

6.8

Female

46

59.7

19

24.7

2

2.6

10

3.4

Age of household head

0.022*

<30

80

63

23

18.9

5

3.9

19

15

>30

180

74.4

40

16.5

11

4.5

11

4.5

Sex of the patient

0.000**

Male

128

59.5

51

23.7

12

5.6

24

11.2

Female

132

85.7

12

7.8

4

2.6

6

3.9

Age of the patient

0.030*

0 - 5

115

76.7

21

14

4

2.7

10

6.7

>5

145

66.2

42

19.2

12

5.5

20

9.1

Profession

0.0156*

Employee/Liberal

236

70.9

60

18

13

3.9

24

7.2

No occupation

24

66.7

3

8.3

3

8.3

6

16.7

Instruction

0.000**

Illiterate/Primary

146

66.4

42

19.1

10

4.5

22

10

Sec & Higher

114

76.5

21

14.1

6

4

8

5.4

Religion

0. 408

not Christian

52

66.7

17

21.8

4

5.1

5

6.4

Christians

208

71.5

46

15.8

12

4.1

25

8.6

Household

0.374

<100

159

67.7

43

18.3

9

4.2

20

9.4

>100

101

73.2

20

14.5

7

5.1

10

7.2

household size

0.435

<6

146

68.9

37

17.5

9

4.2

20

9.4

>6

114

72.6

26

16.6

7

4.6

10

6.4