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Table 4 Types of health care providers visited (n=450)

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

Health Care Providers

Unqualified providers (UQP)

Yes

Qualified Providers (QP)

Yes

n*

%

n

%

Village doctor

416

92.7

Public

  

Drug stores

341

75.9

Upazila Health Complex

136

30.3

Self-medication

302

67.3

Union Health/Satellite Clinic

100

22.3

FWA/FWV/Nurses

161

35.9

Private

  

Medical assistant

39

8.7

Private clinic

160

35.5

Homeopath

158

35.2

Paramedics

266

59.1

Spiritual treatment

94

20.9

   

Folk medicine

142

31.6

   

*n=number

     
  1. Q: Where did you go for the treatments for your family members in case of climate sensitive diseases and sickness?