Table 3 Health seeking behavior of study participants with perceived malaria diseased in Tigray, northern Ethiopia (N = 905).

From: The status of ownership and utilization of long-lasting insecticidal treated nets in war-torn Tigray, Ethiopia

Variable

Yes (%)

No (%)

Perceived household member diseased malaria

905 (38.7)

1433 (61.3)

Sought treatment

580 (64.1)

325 (35.9)

Health post

131 (22.6)

449 (77.4)

Health center

252 (43.4)

328 (56.6)

Hospital

128 (22.1)

452 (77.9)

Private facilities

118 (20.3)

462 (79.7)

Local healers

4 (0.7)

576 (99.3)

Others (from peers/neighborhoods)

15 (2.6)

565 (97.4)