Table 2 Health seeking behavior and access to medicines by country

Number of households with a chronic condition

450

267

110

 Sought care in the formal health system (%)

73.4^◊◊◊

83.1^◊◊◊

73.8^◊◊◊

  Obtained health care in the health system

72.1

81.4

68.1

  Sought care in the public sector (%)

68.3

60.2^◊◊

47.6^◊

  All medicines prescribed by a doctor (%)

88.5

88.9

89.2

  Sought medicines (%)

77.5

80.1

59.9

 Full access to medicines

81.3

88.0

71.6

  All medicines obtained in the public sector (%)

35.6

32.1^◊◊

10.8

  All medicines obtained in the private sector (%)

47.2

56.1

23.3

  At least one medicine obtained in the private sector (%)

56.1

66.9^◊◊

33.3

  Obtained medicines for free (%)

49.8^◊◊

33.7^◊◊

29.2