Table 2 Distribution of respondents by those that care for the older adults at home presently and whether the respondents have been admitted to health facility before.
Whether the respondent have been admitted in hospital/health facility before | Those that cares for the older adults at home presently | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Self | Spouse | Children/grandchildren | ||
Yes | 162 (44.4) | 282 (53.3) | 118 (41.3) | 562 (47.6) |
No | 203 (55.6) | 247 (46.7) | 168 (58.7) | 618 (52.4) |
Total | 365 (100) | 529 (100) | 286 (100) | 1180 (100) |
How often do you visit the hospital? | Have you ever been admitted in a hospital/health facility before? | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Weekly | 16 (2.8) | 28 (4.5) | 44 (3.7) |
Monthly | 133 (23.7) | 88 (14.2) | 221 (18.7) |
Twice yearly | 40 (7.1) | 42 (6.8) | 82 (6.9) |
Rarely | 373 (66.4) | 460 (74.4) | 833 (70.6) |
Total | 562 (100) | 618 (100) | 1180 (100) |
Homes/Number of children | Places they go for treatment | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional healers | Pharmacy/chemist shop | Private hospital/clinic | Government hospital/health center | Prayer houses | ||
None | 13 (5.5) | 16 (4.1) | 7 (4.7) | 14 (3.7) | 2 (7.7) | 52 (4.4) |
1–4 | 122 (51.9) | 174 (44.8) | 67 (44.7) | 196 (51.4) | 9 (34.6) | 568 (48.1) |
5–8 | 87 (37.0) | 165 (42.5) | 64 (42.7) | 156 (40.7) | 13 (50.0) | 485 (41.1) |
9–above | 13 (5.5) | 33 (8.5) | 12 (8.0) | 15 (3.9) | 2 (7.7) | 75 (6.4) |
Total | 235 (100) | 388 (100) | 150 (100) | 381 (100) | 26 (100) | 1180 (100) |
