Table 2 Effect of economic status on the action taken against illness, Berta ethnic members Assosa Zone, June-July 2006
| Â | Economic status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Action taken N (%) | Low | Middle | High | Total |
No action taken | 32 (58.2) | 17 (30.9) | 6 (10.9) | 55 (100.0) |
Went to healers | 17 (85.0) | 2 (10.0) | 1 (5.0) | 20 (100.0) |
Used home made remedies | 3 (50.0) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (100.0) |
Went to health institutions | 239 (48.9) | 188 (38.4) | 62 (12.7) | 489 (100.0) |
Total | 291 (51.1) | 208 (36.5) | 71 (12.5) | 570 (100.0) |