Table 4 Pattern of treatment seeking for Malaria
| Â | Traditional medicine healer N (%) | Private Clinic N(%) | Patent medicine dealer N(%) | Community health worker N(%) | BI health centre N(%) | General Hospital N(%) | Home N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First choice of care (N = 1254) | 147(11.7) | 29(2.3) | 451(36) | 24(1.9) | 221(17.6) | 339(27.1) | 43(3.4) |
Second choice of care (N = 253) | 32(12.7) | 10(4) | 28(11.1) | 4(0.6) | 65(25.7) | 114(45.1) | 0(0.00) |
Third choice of care (N = 60) | 4(6.7) | 0(0.00) | 3(5) | 1(1.7) | 24(40) | 28(46.7) | 0(0.00) |