Frequency | Percent | ||
---|---|---|---|
Where they seek treatment | Health facilitya | 780 | 96 |
Traditional medicinea | 153 | 19 | |
Community health worker | 68 | 8 | |
Self-medication | 17 | 2 | |
I would not seek treatment | 8 | 1 | |
Why they seek alternative therapy | Povertya | 538 | 66 |
Ignorancea | 504 | 62 | |
No health insurancea | 333 | 41 | |
Not worried about it | 23 | 3 | |
No need, its incurable | 17 | 2 | |
Othersa | 86 | 11 | |
Source of information | Community Health workera | 621 | 77 |
Health professionala | 452 | 60 | |
Family or neighbours | 44 | 5 | |
Others | 28 | 4 | |
I don’t need it | 8 | 1 | |
Consequences of infections | Hearing lossa | 764 | 94 |
Persistence of the diseasea | 115 | 14 | |
Extension to other organsa | 106 | 13 | |
Death | 70 | 7 | |
None | 25 | 3 | |
Others | 16 | 2 |