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Table 3 Care-seeking pathways followed by two or more caregivers (presented in order of frequency)

From: A qualitative exploration of care-seeking pathways for sick children in the rural Oromia region of Ethiopia

1.

Home treatment → Traditional healer

2.

Home treatment only

3.

Home treatment → Informal drug vendor

4.

Home treatment → Traditional healer → Informal drug vendor

5.

Home treatment → Traditional healer → Health post

5t.

Home treatment → Health post

7.

Home treatment → Traditional healer → Health post → Traditional healer

7t.

Home treatment → Health post → Health center

9.

Traditional healer → Informal drug vendor → Health center

9t.

Traditional healer → Health center → Traditional healer

9t.

HEW only