Characteristic (n = 301) | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Anybody in the household been sick in the last 30Â days | |
Yes | 206 (68.4) |
No | 95 (31.6) |
Person suffered from (n = 206) | |
Malaria | 123 (59.7) |
Cough | 57 (27.7) |
Flue | 36 (17.5) |
Pneumonia | 8 (3.9) |
Others | 41 (19.9) |
Person sought medical advice | |
Yes | 205 (99.5) |
No | 1 (0.5) |
Place of seeking medical advice (n = 208) | |
Health facility | 133 (63.9) |
Clinic | 95 (45.7) |
From VHT | 9 (95.7) |
Others | 2 (1.0) |
Reasons for COVID-19 testing (n = 300) | |
Had signs of COVID-19 | 243 (81.0) |
Family member had COVID-19 | 108 (36.0) |
Was caring for a COVID-19 patient | 9 (3.0) |
Health worker told me to test | 14 (4.7) |
I just wanted to test | 64 (21.3) |
Others | 35 (11.7) |
Feeling after being told was COVID-19 positive (n = 300) | |
I thought I would die | 143 (46.7) |
Thought would be taken to the treatment center | 21 (7.0) |
Worried of what people would think | 72 (24.0) |
Thought would infect my family | 104 (34.7) |
Worried of family survival | 64 (21.3) |
Others | 76 (25.3) |
Co-morbidities | Â |
Hypertension | 21(7.1) |
Diabetes | 3 (1.0) |
Heart problems | 2 (0.7) |
Asthma | 6 (2.0) |
HIV/AIDS | 13 (4.4) |
SCD | 1 (0.3) |
Chronic liver disease | 1 (0.3) |
Pregnancy | 4 (1.3) |
COPD | 1 (0.3) |
Tuberculosis | 2 (0.7) |
Vaccinated | Â |
Yes | 20 (6.8) |
No | 275 (93.2) |
Vaccine doses received | Â |
One | 12 (63.2) |
Two | 7 (36.8) |
Duration of care | Â |
 < 2 weeks | 178 (59.1) |
3 to 4Â weeks | 103 (34.2) |
 > 1 month | 20 (6.6) |
Health workers follow-up | |
Yes | 123 (41.1) |
No | 176 (58.9) |
Wealth tertile | |
Poorer | 135 (44.9) |
Middle | 90 (29.9) |
Richer | 76 (25.2) |