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Table 1 Proportions of ALRI cases seeking care, per Phase 5/6 DHS and MICS 3/4

From: Care-seeking and appropriate treatment for childhood acute respiratory illness: an analysis of Demographic and Health Survey and Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey datasets for high-mortality countries

Dataset

Country (year)

Any care*

Medical care*

Public sector care**

DHS

Sierra Leone (2008)

54%

47%

72%

Zimbabwe (2010–11)

55%

48%

77%

Burundi (2010)

59%

56%

86%

Rwanda (2010)

62%

50%

75%

Ghana (2008)

65%

51%

66%

Kenya (2008–9)

71%

56%

61%

Lesotho (2009)

72%

66%

53%

Jordan (2007)

75%

75%

56%

Zambia (2007)

75%

69%

81%

Nepal (2011)

78%

50%

31%

Malawi (2010)

78%

72%

71%

Swaziland (2006–7)

79%

58%

68%

Egypt (2008)

79%

73%

19%

Uganda (2011)

83%

73%

38%

Pakistan (2006–7)

84%

71%

10%

Tanzania (2010)

86%

72%

16%

 

Bangladesh (2007)

87%

57%

13%

MICS

Central African Republic (2010)

41%

32%

63%

Mauritania (2011)

46%

39%

77%

Lao People’s Republic (2011–12)

50%

40%

61%

Cameroon (2006)

54%

35%

46%

Togo (2010)

58%

32%

44%

Cote D’Ivoire (2006)

61%

35%

50%

Guinea (2010)

62%

56%

84%

Nigeria (2011)

62%

35%

42%

DRC (2010)

65%

39%

43%

Afghanistan (2010–11)

66%

60%

37%

Mongolia (2010)

69%

62%

90%

Djibouti (2006)

77%

58%

69%

Gambia (2010)

79%

77%

78%

Vietnam (2010–11)

84%

73%

56%

Iraq (2011)

85%

82%

86%

Syria (2006)

87%

73%

29%

  1. *Among all ALRI cases.
  2. **Among those who sought any care.