From: Health care seeking in modern urban LMIC settings: evidence from Lusaka, Zambia
(1) Adult sample (N = 577) | (2) Child sample (N = 141) | |
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Demographic characteristics | N (%) | N (%) |
Female | 447 (77.5%) | 69 (48.9%) |
Age under 30 | 165 (28.6%) | - |
Age 30–44 | 250 (43.3%) | - |
Age 45 plus | 142 (24.6%) | - |
Primary education or less | 234 (40.6%) | - |
Secondary education | 256 (44.4%) | - |
Higher education | 87 (15.1%) | - |
Married | 394 (68.3%) | - |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Asset quintile | 3.0 (1.4) | 2.7 (1.2) |
Reason for seeking care | N (%) | N (%) |
Emergency visit | 0 (0.0%) | - |
Routine checkup | 140 (24.3%) | - |
Chronic treatment | 128 (22.2%) | - |
Acute sickness | 309 (53.6%) | - |
Diarrhea | - | 89 (63.1%) |
Fever | - | 65 (46.1%) |
Cough | - | 95 (67.4%) |
Fast breathing | - | 14 (9.9%) |
Facility access | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Teaching hospitals within 1 km | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
General hospitals within 1 km | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.4 (0.5) |
Private facilities within 1 km | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.1) |
Other health facilities within 1 km | 0.9 (0.9) | 1.0 (0.8) |
Teaching hospitals within 5 km | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.4) |
General hospitals within 5 km | 2.2 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.8) |
Private facilities within 5 km | 16.0 (5.3) | 16.1 (4.8) |
Other health facilities within 5 km | 10.8 (3.3) | 10.8 (2.8) |