Table 2 Illness prevalence and health seeking behaviors (Children, n = 2077)
From: Childhood Illness Prevalence and Health Seeking Behavior Patterns in Rural Tanzania
Characteristic | n (% or SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
A. Illness prevalence | |||
Fever | 515 (24.80) | ||
Diarrhea | 250 (12.04) | ||
ARI | 139 (6.69) | ||
B. Seeking care | |||
Fever | 471 (91.46) | ||
Diarrhea | 183 (73.20) | ||
ARI | 128 (92.09) | ||
C. Place of care (first option) | |||
Fever (n = 471) | Diarrhea (n = 183) | ARI (n = 128) | |
Home | 27 (5.73) | 110 (60.11) | 4 (3.12) |
Dispensary | 234 (49.68) | 32 (17.49) | 73 (57.03) |
Health Center | 78 (16.56) | 17 (9.29) | 17 (13.28) |
Hospital | 38 (8.07) | 4 (2.19) | 9 (7.03) |
Pharmacy/drug shop | 87 (18.47) | 20 (10.93) | 22 (17.19) |
Traditional | 1 (0.21) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.78) |
Other (CHW, Neighbor) | 6 (1.27) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (15.63) |
D. Ownership of Health facility | |||
Fever (n = 444) | Diarrhea (n = 73) | ARI (n = 124) | |
Public | 195 (43.92) | 30 (41.10) | 55 (44.35) |
Private | 198 (44.59) | 43 (58.90) | 53 (42.74) |
Don’t Know | 51 (11.49) | 0 (0.00) | 16 (12.9) |
E. Diarrhea treatment at home (n = 183) | |||
Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) | 144 (78.69) | ||
Home Rehydration Solution (HRS) | 38 (20.77) | ||
Only Home Rehydration Solution (HRS) | 12 out of 39 (30.77) | ||
F. Feeding during diarrhea (n = 250) | |||
Eating | |||
Much less | 32 (12.80) | ||
Somewhat less than usual to eat | 73 (29.20) | ||
About the same as usual to eat | 111 (44.40) | ||
More than usual to eat | 11 (4.40) | ||
Nothing to eat | 8 (3.20) | ||
Non Response | 15 (6.00) | ||
Drinking | |||
Much less | 30 (12.00) | ||
Somewhat less than usual to drink | 53 (21.20) | ||
About the same as usual to drink | 83 (32.20) | ||
More than usual to drink | 65 (26.00) | ||
Nothing to drink | 3 (1.20) | ||
Non Response | 16 (6.40) | ||
G. Lasting (days) | |||
Mean age (days) | 4.45 (4.12) | ||
1 | 23 (9.20) | ||
2_3 | 123 (49.20) | ||
> = 4 | 104 (41.60) | ||