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Table 2 Information on RI and treatment seeking among the study population

From: Respiratory illness healthcare-seeking behavior assessment in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos)

    Variable

Total

Peri-urban (VT Capital & Province)

Rural (Xekong & Xayabuli Provinces)

p-value

Households with RI

264 (15)

133 (10)

131 (31)

<0.001

Persons with RI

317 (3.5)

156 (2.4)

161 (6.2)

<0.001

Median (IQR) age (years) of persons with RI (n = 317)

17 (5 – 40)

13 (4 – 37)

20 (5 – 41)

0.23

Age group of persons with RI

    

- Adult > 15 years

163 (51.5)

70 (45)

93 (58)

0.02

- Children ≤ 15 years

154 (48.5)

86 (55)

68 (42)

 

- Children < 5 years

77 (24)

41 (26)

36 (22)

0.42

- Elderly (> 65 years)

5 (2)

5 (3)

5 (3)

0.96

RI by ethnic groups

    

- Lao Loom

143 (45)

143 (92)

0

<0.001

- Hmong

13 (4)

13 (8)

0

- Prai

70 (22)

0

70 (43)

- Alak

42 (13)

0

42 (26)

- Taliang

22 (7)

0

22 (14)

- Dakkang

27 (8.5)

0

27 (17)

Persons with RI who sought treatment

    

- Overall

225 (71)

147 (94)

78 (48)

<0.001

- Lao Loom

136 (60)

136 (92)

0

<0.001

- Hmong

11 (5)

11 (8)

0

 

- Prai

27 (12)

0

27 (35)

 

- Alak

31 (14)

0

31 (40)

 

- Taliang

9 (4)

0

9 (11)

 

- Dakkang

11 (5)

0

11 (14)

 
  1. Data shown as number (%) unless indicated.