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Table 3 Available and popular SRH service providers in the study sites

From: Married men’s sexual and reproductive health concerns and related health-seeking behavior in Bangladesh: A mixed methods study

Provider type

Participants reported as available in their village*

(n = 293)

Participants rated as the most popular*

(n = 242)

Frequency (percentage)

Frequency (percentage)

Drug store salespeople

87 (29.7)

57 (23.6)

Village doctor

64 (21.8)

68 (28.1)

Homeopath

64 (21.8)

31 (12.8)

Hujur/pir fakir/shrine

44 (15.0)

2 (0.8)

Kabiraj

36 (12.3)

19 (7.9)

Pharmacy with MBBS doctor

27 (9.2)

47 (19.4)

Govt. health center/hospital

15 (5.1)

11 (4.5)

Hakim

6 (2.0)

3 (1.2)

Street vendor of medicines

6 (2.0)

3 (1.2)

Friends and family

6 (2.0)

0 (0)

Ojha/baidha/totka

4 (1.4)

0 (0)

Private clinic

3 (1.0)

1 (0.4)

NGO clinic

3 (1.0)

0 (0)

Family planning worker

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

  1. *Multiple responses