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) |