Table 2 Actions taken against perceived illnesses during a 2 week recall period among the Hamer ethnic group, South Omo Zone (January-February 2010)
Demographic characteristics | Action taken N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Went to health institutions | Went to traditional healers | Took homemade remedies | Took no action | Total | |
Sex | |||||
Male | 276 (58.2) | 120 (25.3) | 54 (11.4) | 24 (5.1) | 474 (52.0) |
Female | 210 (49.0) | 135 (30.8) | 66 (15.1) | 27 (6.2) | 438 (48.0) |
Age | |||||
≤ 5 | 168 (55.9) | 34 (25.9) | 35 (14.2) | 10 (4.1) | 247 (27.1) |
5–15 | 146 (61.3) | 23 (10.9) | 4 (1.9) | 38 (18.0) | 211 (23.1) |
15–65 | 171 (37.9) | 196 (43.5) | 81 (18.0) | 3 (0.7) | 451 (49.5) |
≥65 | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | - | - | 3 (0.3) |
Income status | |||||
Low | 279 (61.1) | 125 (49.0) | 74 (61.7) | 37 (72.5) | 533 (58.4) |
Medium | 123 (25.3) | 87 (43.1) | 39 (32.5) | 9 (17.6) | 258 (28.3) |
High | 66 (13.6) | 43 (16.0) | 7 (5.8) | 5 (9.8) | 121 (13.3) |
Total | 486 (53.3) | 255 (28.0) | 120 (13.2) | 51 (5.6) | 912 (100) |