Table 2 Healthcare seeking behavior for acute respiratory illness in the last 14 days, by county and age-category, Kenya, 2018
County | Age (years) | Numbera | % who sought healthcare outside home* | % who sought healthcare at any health facility | % who purchased drugs at a pharmacy or shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |||
Combined | <2 | 481 | 67.6 (62.9–71.9) | 47.9 (42.6–53.3) | 17.4 (13.2–22.5) |
2–4 | 714 | 66.9 (62.2–71.3) | 44.3 (40.1–48.6) | 20.7 (16.3–26.0) | |
5–17 | 640 | 59.1 (54.2–63.8) | 35.5 (30.3–41.1) | 21.9 (17.0–27.6) | |
18–49 | 652 | 59.3 (54.1–64.3) | 34.8 (31.0–38.9) | 24.0 (19.2–29.6) | |
≥50 | 129 | 63.5 (53.8–72.2) | 34.9 (26.3–44.7) | 27.8 (19.9–37.4) | |
All ages | 2,616 | 63.1 (59.3–66.6) | 40.0 (36.8–43.3) | 21.5 (17.7–25.9) | |
Nakuru | <2 | 156 | 69.9 (64.1–75.2) | 54.9 (42.5–66.7) | 12.4 (4.9–28.0) |
2–4 | 198 | 67.0 (56.1–76.4) | 50.5 (43.2–57.8) | 14.9 (5.6–34.2) | |
5–17 | 145 | 55.3 (46.2–64.1) | 33.3 (27.0–40.3) | 17.7 (9.7–30.2) | |
18–49 | 236 | 56.5 (44.6–67.8) | 37.0 (30.5–43.9) | 18.7 (9.2–34.2) | |
≥50 | 41 | 57.9 (46.0–68.9) | 42.1 (26.6–59.4) | 15.8 (6.0–35.6) | |
All ages | 776 | 61.7 (54.3–68.6) | 43.6 (37.7–49.7) | 16.1 (7.7–30.9) | |
Marsabit | <2 | 62 | 67.7 (54.0–79.0) | 48.4 (33.8–63.3) | 16.1 (5.7–38.1) |
2–4 | 154 | 72.1 (61.9–80.4) | 54.5 (46.3–62.6) | 14.9 (8.7–24.5) | |
5–17 | 120 | 65.8 (55.7–74.7) | 60.8 (49.4–71.2) | 5.8 (2.7–12.3) | |
18–49 | 83 | 60.2 (47.1–72.0) | 48.2 (37.8–58.8) | 12.0 (6.0–22.7) | |
≥50 | 8 | 100.0 (- - -) | 62.5 (28.2–87.6) | 37.5 (12.4–71.8) | |
All ages | 427 | 67.9 (59.5–75.3) | 54.3 (47.5–61.0) | 12.4 (7.2–20.5) | |
Kakamega | <2 | 179 | 63.7 (55.4–71.3) | 36.3 (28.6–44.8) | 25.1 (18.7–32.9) |
2–4 | 240 | 61.7 (52.6–70.0) | 32.9 (28.0–38.2) | 27.5 (21.3–34.7) | |
5–17 | 244 | 52.5 (43.1–61.7) | 22.5 (16.1–30.6) | 27.9 (20.5–36.7) | |
18–49 | 227 | 58.6 (51.0–65.8) | 30.0 (24.8–35.6) | 28.6 (21.8–36.6) | |
≥50 | 53 | 56.6 (39.3–72.4) | 22.6 (13.8–34.8) | 32.1 (19.0–48.7) | |
All ages | 943 | 58.6 (51.3–65.6) | 29.6 (25.3–34.2) | 27.7 (22.7–33.3) | |
Siaya | <2 | 84 | 71.4 (55.2–83.5) | 59.5 (45.8–71.9) | 10.7 (4.5–23.4) |
2–4 | 122 | 70.5 (60.5–78.8) | 44.3 (32.1–57.2) | 23.8 (13.9–37.5) | |
5–17 | 131 | 69.5 (57.6–79.2) | 38.9 (29.7–49.0) | 29.8 (17.8–45.4) | |
18–49 | 106 | 66.0 (52.3–77.5) | 30.2 (19.6–43.4) | 34.9 (22.6–49.6) | |
≥50 | 27 | 74.1 (54.2–87.4) | 40.7 (19.0–66.8) | 33.3 (16.9–55.1) | |
All ages | 470 | 69.6 (60.5–77.3) | 42.1 (34.3–50.4) | 26.2 (17.1–37.9) |