Table 3 Healthcare providers consulted by respondents who sought care outside the home for pneumonia in the last year or influenza-like illness in the last month, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, 2006a
Children <5 years old | Persons five years and older | |
|---|---|---|
Source of healthcare | n (%) | n (%) |
Pneumonia | (N = 55) | (N = 199) |
Hospital | 17 (25) | 28 (12) |
Government hospital | 16 (24) | 22 (11) |
Private hospital | 2 (1) | 6 (1) |
Outpatient providers | 38 (75) | 171 (88) |
Government clinic | 17 (31) | 46 (27) |
Private clinic | 26 (53) | 65 (31) |
Pharmacy | 4 (6) | 45 (16) |
Traditional healer | 2 (3) | 11 (7) |
Drug shop | 3 (7) | 13 (8) |
Social Security clinic | 1 (3) | 3 (2) |
Other | 0 (0) | 10 (7) |
Influenza-like illness | (N = 87) | (N = 337) |
Hospital | 6 (5) | 3 (0.2) |
Government hospital | 5 (5) | 2 (0.1) |
Private hospital | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) |
Outpatient providers | 81 (95) | 334 (100) |
Government clinic | 34 (41) | 111 (36) |
Private clinic | 20 (20) | 53 (13) |
Pharmacy | 12 (13) | 110 (29) |
Traditional healer | 4 (3) | 4 (2) |
Drug shop | 12 (17) | 50 (17) |
Social Security clinic | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
Other | 3 (3) | 17 (5) |