TRAUMA Multi-method evaluation of the trauma care health system serving Karonga, Malawi
Malawi, 2019 - 2020
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Q18 - What is the most important reason why the injured person did not seek medi (strsn1)
Data file: trauma_household
Overview
Valid:
142
Invalid:
2293
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
716
End:
717
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 98
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Q18 - What is the most important reason why the injured person did not seek medical care?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 - The injury was not serious enough to need medical care. - Upwetekekelo wakhe ukaba wakwenelela wovwili wa chipatala yayi | 74 |
52.1%
|
| 2 | 02 - The injured person did not believe that it was right to seek care following an injury. - Wakupwetekeka akapima kuti ntchakukhumbikwa yayi kuti walute ku chipatala kukapenja wovwiri wati wapwetekeka chifukwa chamidawuko. | 3 |
2.1%
|
| 3 | 03 - The injured person did not know healthcare was available. - Wakupweteka akamanyanga yayi kuti kuli wovwiri kuchipatala. | 2 |
1.4%
|
| 4 | 04 - The family member responsible for decisions about seeking care did not want the injured person to seek care. - Mulala wakufumbako ulongozgi mubanja pankhani za wovwiri akakhumba yayi kuti wakupwetekeka apenje wovwili. | 3 |
2.1%
|
| 5 | 05 - The financial cost of seeking care was too much. - Mtengo wakupenjera wovwili ukaba wakukwera chomene. | 8 |
5.6%
|
| 6 | 06 - The health facility was too far away. - Chipatala chikaba kutali chomene. | 2 |
1.4%
|
| 7 | 07 - It was too difficult to get transport to health facility. - Chikawa chinono chomene pakusanga mendero yakuluta ku chipatala. | 19 |
13.4%
|
| 8 | 08 - The health facility would not provide effective treatment for this problem. - Chipatala chikawa kuti chingapereka wovwili wenecho yayi pasuzgo ili. | 5 |
3.5%
|
| 9 | 09 - The health facility would not treat the injured person with respect. - Chipatala chikawa kuti chingapereka wovwili kwa wakupwetekeka mwantchindi yayi. | 2 |
1.4%
|
| 10 | 10 - The health facility would not communicate well with the injured person and family. - Chipatala chikatondeka kubaphalila makola wakupwetekeka na banja lake. | 0 |
0%
|
| 11 | 11 - The injured person prefers to see traditional healers for health problems. - Wakupwetekeka wakutemwa kuluta ku nganga kuluska kuchipatala pala walwala. | 6 |
4.2%
|
| 12 | 12 - People fear the consequences of helping an injured person, e.g. being accused of causing the injury. - Banthubakopa vyakurondezga kuvwira wakupwetekeka nga nikupasika murandu wakupangiska kupwetekeka uko. | 1 |
0.7%
|
| 13 | 13 The person or family had other priorities or responsibilities. - Banthu wakutangwanika na wudindo wao. | 2 |
1.4%
|
| 77 | Refused - Wakana | 1 |
0.7%
|
| 97 | Other - [nocreoth] | 14 |
9.9%
|
| 98 | Dont know/cant remember - Omanya yayi/okumbuka yayi | 0 |
0%
|
| Sysmiss | 2293 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.