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Table 3 Household survey respondents' perceptions of government guidelines on groups who should receive free treatment (% in brackets)

From: Reducing user fees for primary health care in Kenya: Policy on paper or policy in practice?

 

Kwale

n = 184 (%)

Makueni

n = 141 (%)

Under 5s

48 (26.1)

58 (41.1)

The poor

46 (25.0)

10 (7.1)

Elderly

17 (9.2)

1 (0.7)

Pregnant women

11 (6.0)

5 (3.5)

Do not know

95 (51.6)

73 (51.8)

Other

4 (2.2)

2 (1.4)

  1. *Total adds up to >100% because some respondents reported more than one category (N = 37 Kwale; 8 Makueni)