Table 3 Help-seeking behaviour among 'outliers'

Number of providers visited before Microscopy Centre (MC)

n = 188

n = 9

Mean (Range)

2 (1 - 7)

2 (1 - 4)

Number of contacts with providers before MC

n = 188

n = 9

Mean (Range)

4 (1 - 12)

4 (2 - 9)

Duration of treatment before MC (days)

n = 188

n = 9

Median (Range)

11 (1 - 161)

69 (13 - 213)*

*Mann-Whitney Test, p = .000

Period of no-treatment before MC (days)

n = 188

n = 9

Median (Range)

11 (0 - 166)

194 (8 - 736)*

*Mann-Whitney Test, p = .000

Total cost of help-seeking before MC (Rs.)

n = 169

n = 6

Median (Range)

330 (0 - 30735)

1375 (270 - 8500)*

*Mann-Whitney Test, p = .014

Cost of help-seeking before MC as a percentage of PCI (%)

n = 122

n = 4

Median (Range)

34.21 (0 - 10245)

366.67 (80.50 -1455.06)

Mean

176.23

567.22