Table 1

Medical facility use by deceased (15–59 years old) in Western Kenya

Number of deceased

Local Dispensaries
Private Hospitals
Traditional Healers





Regularly
Occasionally
Once or never
Regularly
Occasionally
Once or never
Regularly
Occasionally
Once or never



- Percent (s.d.)-
- Percent -
- Percent -
Male
13
54 (51.9)
23 (42.9)
24 (43.8)
62 (50.6)
15 (37.6)
23 (43.8)
31 (48.0)
23 (43.8)
46 (51.9)
Female
18
72 (46.1)
6 (23.6)
22 (42.8)
56 (51.1)
17 (38.3)
28 (46.1)
44 (51.1)
17 (38.3)
39 (50.2)
Total
31
65 (48.6)
13 (34.1)
23 (42.5)
58 (50.2)
16 (37.4)
26 (44.5)
39 (49.5)
19 (40.2)
42 (50.2)

Source: The Tegemeo Agricultural Monitoring and Policy Analysis Project (TAMPA) Survey collected by Tegemeo Institute/Egerton University.

Opiyo et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2008 7:8   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-7-8