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Table 5 Reasons for not seeking health care from a medical facility among the study participants in Merawi district, 2008

From: Health care seeking among pulmonary tuberculosis suspects and patients in rural Ethiopia: a community-based study

Reasons

n (%)

Less severity of symptoms

166 (42)

Lack of money

130 (33)

Distance to health facility

55 (14)

Less belief in modern medicine

24 (6)

Lack of help/support

9 (2)

Pressure of work

12 (3)

Others

6 (2)

Total

402