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Table 2 Illness patterns, where treatment was sought, travel time and treatment cost

From: Viewing health expenditures, payment and coping mechanisms with an equity lens in Nigeria

Variables

A1 N = 191

A2 N = 213

A3 N = 162

E1 N = 214

E2 N = 203

E3 N = 159

Illness patterns

Had Malaria

97(51)

106(50)

97(60)

125(58)

131(65)

101(64)

Had Typhoid

40(21)

25(12)

30(19)

30(14)

12(6)

18(11)

Had Diarrhoea

4(2)

3(1)

7(4)

4(2)

0

1(1)

Other

50(26)

79(37)

42(26)

55(26)

64(32)

38(24)

Where respondents first sought treatment (%)

Traditional Healer / Herbalist

15(8)

10(5)

4(3)

12(6)

9(4)

2(1)

Patent Medicine Dealer/Chemist

120(63)

88(41)

82(51)

116(54)

57(28)

81(51)

Home Treatment

3(2)

4(2)

14(9)

9(4)

3(2)

5(3)

Community Health Worker

1(1)

2(1)

0

2(1)

0

0

Health Centre

1(1)

5(3)

0

4(2)

1(1)

0

Public/General Hospital

24(13)

38(18)

36(22)

29(14)

29(14)

30(19)

Private Hospital

26(14)

58(27)

24(15)

52(24)

47(23)

37(23)

Others

1(1)

8(4)

3(2)

2(1)

57(28)

3(2)

Travel And Treatment Cost (SD)

Mean no of minutes to treatment

25(40)

27(33)

27(22)

39(34)

21(24)

27(27)

Mean cost of Transport to treatment

63(271)

100(295)

107(375)

127(125)

44(101)

82(185)

Mean drug expenditure

936(1526)

2840(4935)

2377(10124)

1466(1946)

3237(19451)

2260(4956)

Mean total Treatment expenditure

1140(1896)

3527(7711)

2642(10239)

2069(4922)

3758(19600)

3847(9869)

  1. A1 = Amansea (rural), A2 = Amawbia (peri-urban), A3 = Awka (urban), E1 = Amokwe (rural), E2 = Iji-Nike (peri- urban), E3 = Uwani (urban). Note: US$1 = 150 Naira.