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Table 5 Treatment-seeking behaviour of participants

From: The social, physical and economic impact of lymphedema and hydrocele: a matched cross-sectional study in rural Nigeria

Treatment-seeking behaviours

Control (n = 52)

Case

(n = 52)

P-value

(Fisher’s test)

OR

(95%CI)

No treatment

 Always seeks some form of treatment/remedy ill

52 (100%)

50 (96.15%)

0.49

1.00

 Does not always seek treatment/remedy when ill

0 (0%)

2 (3.85%)

 

Inf (0.19, Inf)

Self-medication

 Frequently attempts to self-medicate

52 (100%)

51 (98.08%)

1

1.00

 Rarely attempts to self-medicate

0 (0%)

1 (1.92%)

 

Inf (0.026, Inf)

Traditional healer

 Does not visit traditional healers when ill

37 (71.15%)

15 (28.84%)

< 0.001

1.00

 Visits traditional healers when ill

10 (28.84%)

42 (80.77%)

 

10.08 (3.82, 28.85)

Spiritual healer

 Does not visit spiritual healers when ill

46 (88.46%)

22 (44.31%)

< 0.001

1.00

 Visits spiritual healers when ill

6 (11.54%)

30 (57.69%)

 

10.19 (3.52, 34.51)

Hospital

 Does not go to hospital when ill

0 (0%)

5 (9.61%)

0.057

1.00

 Goes to hospital when ill

52 (100%)

47 (90.38%)

 

0 (0.00, 1.05)