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Table 3 Health coping strategies by the survey participants (n=450)

From: Health coping strategies of the people vulnerable to climate change in a resource-poor rural setting in Bangladesh

Q: what did you do in case of climate sensitive diseases or sickness among your family members?

Q: what were the choices of the strategies for health coping?

1st choice

2nd choice

3rd choice

Strategies for coping with health problems

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

n*

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Applied personal experiences & knowledge

363

80.8

245

54.4

119

26.4

0

0.0

Sought treatment (qualified/unqualified treatment)

446

99.3

195

43.3

246

54.7

3

0.7

Wanted to but could not afford

9

2.0

7

1.6

2

0.4

3

.7

Did nothing

3

0.7

3

0.7

1

0.2

23

5.1

Total

  

450

100.0

    

*n=number

        
  1. (Q: what did you do in case of climate sensitive diseases or sickness among your family members? and.
  2. Q: what were the choices of the strategies for health coping?).