Obstacles to Obtaining Optimal Physiotherapy Services in a Rural Community in Southeastern Nigeria

Table 3

Management of movement/functional problems at household level.

	Number of respondents	Percentage (%)
First health care provider
Tertiary hospital	12	6.1
General hospital	12	6.1
Private hospital/clinic	16	8.2
Health center	10	5.1
Chemist	55	28.1
Traditional health facility	18	9.2
Prayer house	1	0.5
Home remedy	33	16.8
No action	39	19.9
Total	196	100.0
Initial treatment received
Drugs, traction, and/or pop	115	73.3
Herbs and/or traditional bone setting	22	14.0
Hot water and balm	11	7.0
Referral to secondary or tertiary health facility	3	1.9
Massage	2	1.3
Surgery	2	1.3
Prayers	1	0.6
Physiotherapy and others	1	0.6
None	39	19.9
Total	196	100.0
Reasons for choice of facility
Cheap	66	33.7
Accessibility	44	22.4
Expert care	41	20.9
Referral	26	13.3
Afraid of therapy	19	9.7
Total	196	100.0

𝑛=196.