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Table 7 Health services utilization by Ebiana and El-Rouse villagers

From: Elimination of schistosomiasis requires multifactorial diagnostics: evidence from high- and low-prevalence areas in the Nile Delta, Egypt

 

Ebiana

N = 818

El-Rouse

N = 486

Rating of health center as a source of health care

 Primary source

283 (34.6)

37 (7.6)

 Secondary source

310 (37.9)

114 (23.5)

 Not a source

215 (26.3)

325 (66.9)

 Never sought health care

10 (1.2)

10 (2.1)

Primary source of health care

 Private clinic

489 (59.8)

424 (87.2)

 Health center

283 (34.6)

37 (7.6)

 MOPH hospitals

24 (2.9)

13 (2.7)

 Health insurance unit

11(1.4)

1 (0.2)

 Other sources

11(1.3)

11(2.3)

Place of last stool analysis

N = 804

N = 463

 Project

631(78.5)

356 (76.9)

 Health center

110(13.7)

42(9.1)

 Private physician

17(2.1)

44(9.5)

 MOPH hospital

19(2.4)

8(1.7)

 Private laboratory

15(1.9)

4(0.9)

 School

6(0.7)

1(0.2)

 Other governmental facility

6(0.7)

8(1.7)

Source of last treatment

N = 516

N = 388

 Project

283 (54.8)

250 (64.4)

 Health center

119 (23.0)

34 (8.8)

 Private physician

9 (1.8)

22 (5.7)

 MOPH hospital

35 (6.8)

27 (7.0)

 Pharmacy

66 (12.8)

48 (12.3)

 School

0(0.0)

1 (0.3)

Other governmental facility

4 (0.8)

6 (1.5)