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Table 6 Health-seeking behaviour of patients by education and affluence %

From: Knowledge on the transmission, prevention and treatment of malaria among two endemic populations of Bangladesh and their health-seeking behaviour

 

South-eastern districts

North-eastern districts

 

Years of schooling

 

None

1–5

>5

None

1–5

>5

No treatment

39.1

41.1

28.8

20.7

26.3

10.0

Self-treatment

12.8

7.5

15.3

10.3

13.2

25.0

Drug store salespeople

33.8

31.8

32.2

55.2

39.5

35.0

Paraprofessionals

4.5

1.9

5.1

0.0

5.3

10.0

Professional allopaths (MBBS doctors)

9.0

15.9

16.9

12.1

15.8

20.0

Others

0.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

0.0

0.0

χ2 significance

ns

  

ns

  

N

133

107

59

58

38

20

 

Household asset quintiles

 

South-eastern districts

North-eastern districts

 

Poorest

3rd Quin.

Least poor

Poorest

3rd Quin.

Least poor

No treatment

47.2

30.6

27.6

29.2

28.6

16.0

Self-treatment

10.4

14.5

10.3

16.7

14.3

24.0

Drug store salespeople

26.4

30.6

37.9

37.5

52.4

36.0

Paraprofessionals

3.2

6.5

3.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

Professional allopaths (MBBS doctors)

11.2

12.9

17.2

12.5

4.8

24.0

Others

1.6

4.8

3.4

4.2

0.0

0.0

χ2 significance

ns

  

ns

  

N

125

62

29

24

21

25