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Figure 21. Health seeking behaviour for cholera by nationality and sector
Figure 22. Health seeking behaviour for typhoid by legality and sector
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4.3.4 Health seeking behaviour for typhoid
Respondents were also interviewed on their health seeking behaviour for symptoms of typhoid. 684 96.3 reported feeling very unwell with high
fever more than 1 week. More respondents preferred seeking treatment at government hospitals and clinics 65.6 as compared to only 30.0 from
private facilities. In terms of nationality and sector, there was a significant difference in seeking treatment for high fever; Bangladesh and Nepal
industrial workers were more likely to seek treatment for symptoms of typhoid as compared to Indonesian workers Figure 21.
4.4 Availability and accessibility of health care services 4.4.1
Availability of health care services
Among the 710 respondents, 82.3 reported that health care services were available to them. These respondents reported a higher availability
of government facilities 57.2 than private facilities 42.5. In general, majority 98.7 of the industrial workers sought treatment as compared
to 64.2 in the agricultural sector. Nepal and Vietnam industrial workers considered health care services more available to them than Thai, Indonesian,
and Bangladesh agriculture workers Figure 23.
4.4.2 Accessibility to health care services
Of the total 710 respondents, majority 90.0 considered health care services easily accessible to them. 94.6 industrial workers and 84.9
agricultural workers accessed health care services in the country. There was a significant difference in the accessibility to health care services among
respondents of different nationality and work sector Figure 24.
4.4.3 Distance to health service
Among the 506 respondents, 53.2 had to travel within 5 km and 46.8 had to travel more than 20 km to the nearest health care facility. Foreign
workers from the agriculture sector 82.5 needed to travel more than 20 km whereas 93.7 from the industrial sector only needed to travel within
5 km to seek treatment. The percentage of respondents who travelled less than 5 km and more than 20 km to the nearest health service differed
significantly by nationality and sector Figures 25 and 26.
4.4.4 Mode of transport to health service
Respondents were interviewed on their mode of transport to health service. Of the total 710 respondents, most 65.9 used companyemployer’s
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Figure 23. Availability of health care services by nationality and sector
Figure 24. Accessibility to health care services by nationality and sector
