Table 2 Intended healthcare utilization among survey respondentsa versus actual healthcare utilization among patients for common infectious syndromes — South Africa, 2012
First provider consulted for illness | ILI | Pneumonia | Chronic respiratory | Meningitis | Diarrhea in child <5y | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%)b | Intended, n = 172 | Actual, n = 268 | P | Intended, n = 172 | Actual, n = 231 | P | Intended, n = 187 | Actual, n = 16 | P | Intended, n = 186 | Actual, n = 21 | P | Intended, n = 182 | Actual, n = 41 | P |
Would not /did not seek care | (0) | 55 (21) | <.01 | 0 | 34 (15) | <.01 | 0 | 1 (6) | ns | 1 (1) | 0 | ns | 2 (1) | 9 (22) | ns |
Would seek / sought care | 170 (99) | 213 (79) | <.01 | 172 (100) | 197 (85) | <.01 | 187 (100) | 15 (94) | 0.01 | 185 (99) | 21 (100) | ns | 180 (99) | 32 (78) | <.01 |
Licensed medical provider | 168 (98) | 147 (55) | <.01 | 171 (99) | 151 (65) | <.01 | 187 (100) | 15 (94) | 0.01 | 181 (97) | 20 (95) | ns | 177 (97) | 27 (66) | <.01 |
Public clinic or health center | 133 (77) | 90 (34) | <.01 | 122 (71) | 98 (42) | <.01 | 139 (74) | 9 (56) | 0.1 | 133 (72) | 12 (57) | ns | 146 (80) | 20 (49) | 0.06 |
Private clinic | 19 (11) | 9 (3) | <.01 | 19 (11) | 8 (3) | <.01 | 14 (7) | 0 | ns | 18 (10) | 0 | ns | 17 (9) | 2 (5) | <.01 |
Public hospital | 11 (6) | 5 (2) | ns | 24 (14) | 14 (6) | <.01 | 28 (15) | 5 (31) | 0.1 | 21 (11) | 7 (33) | 0.01 | 9 (5) | 0 | ns |
Private hospital | 3 (2) | 9 (3) | ns | 4 (2) | 7 (3) | ns | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 6 (3) | 0 | ns | 2 (1) | 0 | ns |
Private Doctor | 2 (1) | 34 (13) | <.01 | 2 (1) | 24 (10) | <.01 | 2 (1) | 1 (6) | ns | 3 (2) | 1 (5) | ns | 3 (2) | 5 (12) | ns |
Other provider | 2 (1) | 66 (25) | <.01 | 1 (1) | 46 (20) | <.01 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.01 | 4 (2) | 1 (5) | ns | 3 (2) | 5 (12) | 0.007 |
Pharmacy | 2 (1) | 59 (22) | <.01 | (0) | 43 (19) | <.01 | (0) | 0 | 0.01 | 3 (2) | 0 | ns | 3 (2) | 2 (5) | 0.007 |
Traditional healer | (0) | 1 | ns | 1 (1) | 1 | ns | (0) | 0 | 0.1 | (0) | 0 | ns | (0) | 1 (2) | ns |
Religious leader | (0) | 0 | ns | (0) | 1 | ns | (0) | 0 | ns | (0) | 0 | ns | (0) | 0 | ns |
Friend or relative | (0) | 4 (1) | ns | (0) | 0 | ns | (0) | 0 | 0.1 | (0) | 1 (5) | ns | (0) | 1 (2) | ns |
Health volunteer | (0) | 1 | ns | (0) | 1 | ns | (0) | 0 | 1 | (0) | 0 | ns | (0) | 0 | ns |
Other | (0) | 1 | ns | (0) | 0 | ns | (0) | 0 | ns | 1 (1) | 0 | ns | (0) | 1 (2) | ns |