Factor | Response category | Percentage of respondents (n = 74) | Percentage of respondents (n = 74) | P-value | |
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Positive for leishmaniasis (n = 50) | Negative for leishmaniasis (n = 24) | ||||
History of past health-seeking behaviour | None | 36.5 (n = 27) | 38.0 (n = 19) | 33.3 (n = 8) | 0.584 |
Dermatologist | 6.8 (n = 5) | 6.1 (n = 3) | 8.3 (n = 2) | ||
General practitioner | 27.0 (n = 20) | 24.0 (n = 12) | 33.3 (n = 8) | ||
Traditional healer | 16.2 (n = 12) | 20.0 (n = 10) | 8.3 (n = 2) | ||
Military doctor | 9.5 (n = 7) | 10.1 (n = 5) | 8.3 (n = 2) | ||
Other | 4.1 (n = 3) | 2.1 (n = 1) | 8.3 (n = 2) | ||
Type of previous treatment | None | 59.5 (n = 44) | 62.0 (n = 31) | 54.3 (n = 13) | 0.090 |
Cream | 27 (n = 20) | 24.0 (n = 12) | 33.3 (n = 8) | ||
Oil | 2.7 (n = 2) | 0 (n = 0) | 8.3 (n = 2) | ||
Other | 10.9 (n = 8) | 14.1 (n = 7) | 4.3 (n = 1) |