Improving equity in malaria treatment: Relationship of socio-economic status with health seeking as well as with perceptions of ease of using the services of different providers for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria

摘要: Equitable improvement of treatment-seeking for malaria will depend partly on how different socio-economic groups perceive the ease accessing and utilizing treatment services from healthcare providers. Hence, it was important to investigate link between socioeconomic status (SES) with differences in perceptions receiving as well actual health seeking Structured questionnaires were used collect data 1,351 providers four malaria-endemic communities Enugu state, southeast Nigeria. Data collected peoples' accessibility utilization using a pre-tested questionnaire. A SES index examine inequities seeking. Patent medicine dealers (vendors) most perceived easily accessible providers, followed by private hospitals/clinics two full complement providers: public hospital community such provider traditional healers that is devoid facilities. There perception use also inequity poor spend proportionally more treat disease. Inequities exist levels treatment. The differentials access among could be decreased reducing barriers cost making accessible, available at reduced all groups.