Table 4 Reasons for visiting health services of individuals with a perceived health need (n = 3703)
From: Determinants of health seeking behaviour in South Sudan: a cross-sectional household survey
| Â | Sought care for perceived health need | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Reason for needing care1 | Yes (n = 3330) | No (n = 373) | p-value |
Malaria | 1922 (57.9) | 200 (54.2) | 0.46 |
Fever | 1011 (30.5) | 109 (29.6) | 0.91 |
Typhoid | 694 (20.9) | 34 (9.3) | < 0.001 |
Diarrhoea | 646 (19.4) | 36 (9.8) | 0.01 |
Acute respiratory infections | 488 (14.7) | 53 (14.5) | 0.89 |
Maternal health | 108 (3.3) | 17 (4.6) | 0.42 |
Child health (< 5years) | 23 (3.6) | 9 (12.8) | 0.09 |
Other | 1635 (49.2) | 164 (44.5) | 0.19 |