Literal question
If anyone in this household becomes ill and decides to seek medical help, where do they usually go first?
Public sector (i.e. government, provincial or community institution)
01 = Hospital
02 = Clinic
03 = Other in public sector (specify)
Private sector (including private clinics, surgery, private hospitals and sangomas)
04 = Hospital
05 = Clinic
06 = Private doctor/specialist
07 = Traditional healer
08 = Spiritual healer's workplace/church
09 = Pharmacy/chemist
10 = Health facility provided by employer
11 = Alternative medicine, e.g. homoeopathist
12 = Other in private sector (specify)
13 = Do not know
Interviewer instructions
Enumerators are instructed that if more than one consultation took place, to consider the most recent one. The purpose of this question is to determine the place of consultation, and enumerators are instructed to establish whether the respondents used public or private sector facilities. The public sector includes government, provincial and community institutions, while private sector facilities include private clinics and hospitals, surgeons, sangomas, etc.