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Table 4 First recourse of care

From: First recourse for care-seeking and associated factors among rural populations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Variables

Katana (%)

(n = 961)

Walungu (%)

(n = 790)

χ2

P

Total

n = 1751

Sick during the last 30 days

856(89.1)

645(85.8)

  

1501(86.4)

Place of first resort for care

n = 961

n = 776

  

n = 1737

 Self-medication

77(8.0)

61(7.9)

21.44a

0.002

138(7.9)

 Prayer room

40(4.2)

39(5.0)

  

79 (4.5)

 Health center

618(64.3)

423(54.5)

  

1041(60.0)

 Hospital

166(17.3)

186(24.0)

  

352(20.3)

 I did nothing

4(0.4)

7(0.9)

  

11(0.6)

 Private (dispensaries, etc.)

13(1.4)

11(1.4)

  

24(1.4)

 Traditional healers

43(4.5)

49(6.3)

  

92(5.3)

  1. a Fisher exact test