Categories/Communities | Metropolitan | Rural | Semi urban | Typically farming | Typically fishing | |
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Health Seeking Behavior | ||||||
Health Seeking Behavior | a. Very poor | a. Cannot afford transport cost to health center | a. Use herbs to treat sickness | a. Cannot meet medical expenses-use herbs | a. Uses leaves and plants from the forest to cure sickness | a. Cures himself with herbs from nearby bushes |
b. Poor | b. Self-medication | b. Use herbs to treat sickness | b. Cannot meet medical expenses and transport cost to hospital | b. Buys pain killers from drug stores; seek help from traditional healers | b. Buys medicine from chemical sellers | |
c. Middle class | c. Able to meet out- patient medical expenses | c. Able to meet out-patient medical expenses | c. Able to meet out-patient medical expenses | c. Attends hospitals and private clinics | c. Able to attend hospital or nearby health centers | |
d. Rich | d. Able to afford health care cost | d. Able to afford health care cost | d. Able to afford medical cost for entire family | d. Goes for regular medical checkups, attends private hospitals | d. Sometimes have personal doctors to attend to their health needs | |
e. Very rich | e. Visits the hospital when sick and able to pay medical bills | e. Visit the hospital and able to meet medical bills | e. Able to afford health care cost for family | e. Have special doctors to attend to their needs | e. Usually goes for regular medical check-ups | |
Social Exclusion and Marginalization | ||||||
Social exclusion and Marginalization | a. Very poor | a. People pay less attention to their needs and opinions | a. Humiliated in the open especially if they are unable to repay their debtors | a. They are laughed at and teased by children; their views are taken for granted | a. Excluded from family/social gatherings and meetings | a. They are considered outcast and not given any recognition within the community |
b. Poor | b. They are publicly insulted and laughed at by adults and children | b. Children are given severe punishment than their non-poor counterparts at school | b. Teachers do not give children from poor households enough attention compared to non poor children | b. Invited to social gatherings but views are not considered important | b. Usually laughed at because of their appearance | |
c. Middle class | c. Their opinions are generally accepted and respected | c. They are not disregarded nor laughed at in public | c. Their views are usually accepted as the general rule within the community | c. Always part of meetings and sometimes serve as the voice gap between the rich and poor | c. Their views are respected as they are able to speak in favor of the poor sometimes | |
d. Rich | d. Their views are always accepted and they command a lot of respect | d. They are respected and sometimes treated as chiefs | d. They receive many accolades especially during the Muslim festivals | d. Usually consulted before decisions are taken in the family/community | d. They coordinate social gatherings and have authority to veto decisions | |
e. Very rich | e. They are highly respected, their opinions on decisions are regarded as final | e. Wherever they go, they are accorded the necessary attention and audience | e. They receive similar treatment and respect as their rich counterparts | e. They command respect and given high positions at church and other social gatherings | e. Highly respected members of the community |