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Table 7 SES and Rural-Urban differences in perceived quality of treatment services by types of healthcare providers

From: Improving quality of malaria treatment services: assessing inequities in consumers' perceptions and providers' behaviour in Nigeria

 

Diagnosis n

n (%)

Drug Given

n (%)

Correct Dosage n

n (%)

Instructions

n (%)

Information

n (%)

SES

     

Q1 most poor

326 (59.7)

474 (86.8)

409 (75.1)

423 (77.5)

240 (44.0)

Q2 very poor

376 (68.9)

469 (85.9)

440 (80.7)

458 (83.4)

279 (51.2)

Q3 poor

421 (77.1)

511 (93.6)

482 (88.3)

494 (90.5)

360 (66.1)

Q4 least poor

Equity (Q1:Q4) ratio

405 (74.3)

0.8

494 (90.6)

0.95

461 (84.6)

0.9

480 (88.1)

0.9

329 (60.4)

0.7

Chi-square(p-value)

48.8 (< .001)

24.0 (.001)

38.6 (< .001)

44.6 (< .001)

65.7 (< .001)

R/U differences

     

Rural

581 (70.7)

733 (89.2)

666 (81.2)

677 (82.4)

508 (61.9)

Urban

1052 (70.3)

1340 (89.5)

1246 (83.2)

1295 (86.5)

783 (52.3)

Equity (R:U) ratio

1.01

1.00

0.98

0.95

1.18

Chi-square (p-value)

1.88 (.39)

1.9 (.40)

3.2 (.21)

8.6 (.013)

21.5 (< .001)