Research Article
Out-of-Pocket Costs of Asthma Follow-Up Care in Adults in a Sub-Saharan African Country
Table 2
Respondents’ awareness of their asthma illness and care-seeking behavior (
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| | Variables | (%) |
| | Duration of asthma illness (months) | | | <12 | 6 (6) | | 13–24 | 6 (5) | | 25–36 | 12 (11) | | 37–48 | 14 (13) | | >48 | 72 (65) | | Duration of asthma symptoms before seeking care (months) | | | <12 | 68 (62) | | 13–24 | 18 (16) | | 25–36 | 10 (5) | | 37–48 | 2 (2) | | >48 | 22 (20) | | Source of information/referral to the asthma clinic | | | Hospital staff | 14 (12) | | Medical doctor referral | 56 (51) | | Other health staff | 4 (4) | | Friend | 4 (4) | | Media | 12 (11) | | Other | 12 (11) | | Not aware of asthma clinic | 8 (7) | | Duration of receiving asthma treatment at the clinic (months) | | | <12 | 32 (29) | | 13–24 | 10 (9) | | 25–36 | 14 (13) | | 37–48 | 6 (5.5) | | >48 | 48 (44) | | Where do you normally buy your asthma medications/inhaler? | | | Hospital pharmacy | 88 (80) | | Open market/drug shops | 22 (20) | | Are the medications always available in your hospital? | | | Yes | 90 (82) | | No | 20 (18) |
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