Research Article
Sociodemographic Correlates of Choice of Health Care Services in Six Rural Communities in North Central Nigeria
Table 4
Reasons by choice of type of health care services.
| | Health-seeking preference | Reasons for health-seeking preference | Total | | Cost of medication | Proximity | Attitude of staff | Skill of staff |
| | Self-medication | 15 (68.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (31.8) | 22 | | Patent medical store | 20 (36.4) | 24 (43.6) | 6 (10.9) | 5 (9.1) | 55 | | Traditional | 5 (26.3) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (52.6) | 4 (21.1) | 19 | | Private | 20 (54.1) | 7 (18.9) | 6 (16.2) | 4 (10.8) | 37 | | Public | 5 (23.8) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (9.5) | 13 (61.9) | 21 |
| | Total | 65 (42.2) | 32 (20.8) | 24 (15.6) | 33 (21.4) | 154 |
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Likelihood Ratio = 76.720; df = 12; value = 0.000.
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