9?4.51) 2114 25.28(24.34?6.21) 3023 36.14(35.11?7.17) 3227 38.58(37.54?9.63) 0.10(0.03?.16) 6.99(6.44?.54) 0.08(0.02?.15) 7768 92.83(92.28?3.38) 1288 15.39(14.62?6.17) 2022 24.16(23.25?5.08) 1513 18.08(17.26?8.91) 1991 23.79(22.88?4.71) 1554 18.57(17.74?9.40) 379 12794 29.08(28.66?9.51) 15377 34.97(34.52?5.41) 16639 37.84(37.38?8.29) 11961 27.20(26.78?7.61) 62 4802 32 39098 88.87(88.58?9.17) 9186 10157 23.08(22.69?3.48) 7065 9038 8553 19.44(19.07?9.81) 20.54(20.16?0.92) 16.06(15.71?6.40) 20.88(20.50?21.26) 3657 0.07(0.05?.10) 10.92(10.62?1.21) 0.14(0.11?.18) 0.86(0.78?.95) 6084 31.36(30.71?2.01) 4610 35.27(34.45?6.09) 1900 22.71(21.81?3.61) 5984 30.84(30.19?1.49) 3158 24.15(23.42?4.89) 3507 41.91(40.85?2.97) 826 847 30 807 8287 42.71(42.01?3.40) 5634 43.09(42.24?3.94) 3338 39.89(38.84?0.94) 5133 26.45(25.83?7.07) 4282 32.75(31.95?3.56) 1523 18.20(17.37?9.03) 918 4.94(4.74?.14) 1013 5.22(4.91?.53) 385 2.94(2.66?.23) 649 7.76(7.18?.33) 127 18391 94.78(94.47?5.09) 12689 97.06(96.77?7.35) 7719 92.24(91.67?2.82)Percentage (95 CI) nPercentage (95 CI) nPercentage (95 CI) nWater treatment at homeNo3026 95.97(95.29?6.66) 4.03(3.34?.71) 29.12(27.53?0.70) 26.20(24.66?7.73) 26.86(25.32?8.41) 1469 46.59(44.85?8.33) 0.95(0.61?.29) 25.59(24.07?7.12) 1195 37.90(36.21?9.59) 1331 42.21(40.49?3.94) 627 8 431 2 789 834 492 527 511 19.89(18.49?1.28) 0.25(0.08?.43) 13.67(12.47?4.87) 0.06(0.00?.15) 2712 86.01(84.80?7.22) 25.02(23.51?6.54) 26.45(24.91?7.99) 15.60(14.34?6.87) 16.71(15.41?8.02) 16.21(14.92?7.49)YesSanitation level of Poor the practices Average regarding toilet use Good1409 44.69(42.95?6.42)Material used for cookingCrop residue/Cow dung cakeFirewood/Coal/lignite/charcoal 17376 39.50(39.04?9.96)KeroseneLPG/PNG/ElectricityHousing typeKachhaSemi-puccaPaccaPLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0125865 May 12, 2015 Perceived Morbidity and Healthcare-Seeking Pattern in Maldah, IndiaLight source at the householdNo lightingKeroseneSolarElectricitySocio-economic status (SES)Very poorPoorLower middleUpper middleUppern = Stratum specific number of participants; 95 CI = 95 Confidence Intervaldoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125865.t6 /Perceived Morbidity and Healthcare-Seeking Pattern in Maldah, India(n = 12794) were using gas/electricity for cooking, 27.20 (n = 11961) were living in pacca houses. Electricity was the source of lighting at home for 88.87 (n = 39098), regarding toilet use 30.63 (n = 13475) had good sanitary practices and overall 19.44 (n = 8553) belonged to upper SES. Overall and stratified (across healthcare-seeking patterns) socio-demographic distribution are presented in Table 1. Regarding the distribution of self-perceived most recent (within past 2 month) morbidity, 44.09 (n = 19399) did not suffer from any such recently while for 17.28 (n = 7605), 13.48 (n = 5929) and 6.25 (n = 2749) residents the most recent morbidity was related to ZM241385 site respiratory, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal system respectively. Among the most recent ailments, NCDs were 50.92 (n = 12031), 53.16 (n = 13074) episodes were treated by ABT-737 manufacturer non-qualified practitioners, 34.02 (n = 8368) by qualified practitioner from private sector and only 12.82 (n = 3153) by qualified practitioner from Govt. sector. Non-qualified practitioners were treating more communicable diseases compared to NCDs [57.52 (n = 7194) vs. 42.48 (n = 5313)]. (Table 2) Based on last three healthcare-seeking episodes, among specific ailments (suffered or not), 19.01 (n = 6734) suffered from RTI, 8.18.9?4.51) 2114 25.28(24.34?6.21) 3023 36.14(35.11?7.17) 3227 38.58(37.54?9.63) 0.10(0.03?.16) 6.99(6.44?.54) 0.08(0.02?.15) 7768 92.83(92.28?3.38) 1288 15.39(14.62?6.17) 2022 24.16(23.25?5.08) 1513 18.08(17.26?8.91) 1991 23.79(22.88?4.71) 1554 18.57(17.74?9.40) 379 12794 29.08(28.66?9.51) 15377 34.97(34.52?5.41) 16639 37.84(37.38?8.29) 11961 27.20(26.78?7.61) 62 4802 32 39098 88.87(88.58?9.17) 9186 10157 23.08(22.69?3.48) 7065 9038 8553 19.44(19.07?9.81) 20.54(20.16?0.92) 16.06(15.71?6.40) 20.88(20.50?21.26) 3657 0.07(0.05?.10) 10.92(10.62?1.21) 0.14(0.11?.18) 0.86(0.78?.95) 6084 31.36(30.71?2.01) 4610 35.27(34.45?6.09) 1900 22.71(21.81?3.61) 5984 30.84(30.19?1.49) 3158 24.15(23.42?4.89) 3507 41.91(40.85?2.97) 826 847 30 807 8287 42.71(42.01?3.40) 5634 43.09(42.24?3.94) 3338 39.89(38.84?0.94) 5133 26.45(25.83?7.07) 4282 32.75(31.95?3.56) 1523 18.20(17.37?9.03) 918 4.94(4.74?.14) 1013 5.22(4.91?.53) 385 2.94(2.66?.23) 649 7.76(7.18?.33) 127 18391 94.78(94.47?5.09) 12689 97.06(96.77?7.35) 7719 92.24(91.67?2.82)Percentage (95 CI) nPercentage (95 CI) nPercentage (95 CI) nWater treatment at homeNo3026 95.97(95.29?6.66) 4.03(3.34?.71) 29.12(27.53?0.70) 26.20(24.66?7.73) 26.86(25.32?8.41) 1469 46.59(44.85?8.33) 0.95(0.61?.29) 25.59(24.07?7.12) 1195 37.90(36.21?9.59) 1331 42.21(40.49?3.94) 627 8 431 2 789 834 492 527 511 19.89(18.49?1.28) 0.25(0.08?.43) 13.67(12.47?4.87) 0.06(0.00?.15) 2712 86.01(84.80?7.22) 25.02(23.51?6.54) 26.45(24.91?7.99) 15.60(14.34?6.87) 16.71(15.41?8.02) 16.21(14.92?7.49)YesSanitation level of Poor the practices Average regarding toilet use Good1409 44.69(42.95?6.42)Material used for cookingCrop residue/Cow dung cakeFirewood/Coal/lignite/charcoal 17376 39.50(39.04?9.96)KeroseneLPG/PNG/ElectricityHousing typeKachhaSemi-puccaPaccaPLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0125865 May 12, 2015 Perceived Morbidity and Healthcare-Seeking Pattern in Maldah, IndiaLight source at the householdNo lightingKeroseneSolarElectricitySocio-economic status (SES)Very poorPoorLower middleUpper middleUppern = Stratum specific number of participants; 95 CI = 95 Confidence Intervaldoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125865.t6 /Perceived Morbidity and Healthcare-Seeking Pattern in Maldah, India(n = 12794) were using gas/electricity for cooking, 27.20 (n = 11961) were living in pacca houses. Electricity was the source of lighting at home for 88.87 (n = 39098), regarding toilet use 30.63 (n = 13475) had good sanitary practices and overall 19.44 (n = 8553) belonged to upper SES. Overall and stratified (across healthcare-seeking patterns) socio-demographic distribution are presented in Table 1. Regarding the distribution of self-perceived most recent (within past 2 month) morbidity, 44.09 (n = 19399) did not suffer from any such recently while for 17.28 (n = 7605), 13.48 (n = 5929) and 6.25 (n = 2749) residents the most recent morbidity was related to respiratory, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal system respectively. Among the most recent ailments, NCDs were 50.92 (n = 12031), 53.16 (n = 13074) episodes were treated by non-qualified practitioners, 34.02 (n = 8368) by qualified practitioner from private sector and only 12.82 (n = 3153) by qualified practitioner from Govt. sector. Non-qualified practitioners were treating more communicable diseases compared to NCDs [57.52 (n = 7194) vs. 42.48 (n = 5313)]. (Table 2) Based on last three healthcare-seeking episodes, among specific ailments (suffered or not), 19.01 (n = 6734) suffered from RTI, 8.18.