Table 2 Health provider visits prior to admission for the 104 patients with a diagnosis of tuberculosis
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Category of health provider visited | ||
Public sector clinic | 91 | 87.5 |
GP | 59 | 56.7 |
Traditional healer | 15 | 14.4 |
Secondary or tertiary hospital | 11 | 10.6 |
Visited category of provider 3 or more times | ||
Public sector clinic | 30 | 28.8 |
GP | 15 | 14.4 |
Traditional healer | 1 | 1.0 |
Health provider first visited* | ||
Public sector clinic | 57 | 55.3 |
GP | 34 | 33.0 |
Traditional healer | 10 | 9.7 |
Secondary or tertiary hospital | 2 | 1.9 |
Provider that referred patient for admission* | ||
Public sector clinic | 70 | 68.0 |
GP | 24 | 23.3 |
Secondary or tertiary hospital | 4 | 3.9 |
Self-referred | 5 | 4.9 |
Common patterns of consultation | ||
Visited public sector clinic only | 34 | 32.7 |
Visited public sector clinic and GP | 34 | 32.7 |
Visited GP only | 9 | 8.7 |
Visited public sector clinic, GP and traditional healer | 8 | 7.7 |