In-depth interviews
Table 3 provides a description of the 18 in-depth interview
respondents (references to respondents provided below correspond
to the respondent identification numbers in this table).
Poor people choose public facilities due to lower cost
In-depth interview respondents who used public facilities
generally reported that they did so because these were
perceived to be less costly than private hospitals.
‘‘Because we did not have money, we had to go to the public
hospital. We heard that they do not charge services at the public
hospital.’’ (Respondent 1)
While this was the most common reason for choosing a public
facility, some reported that even the fees charged at the public
facility were unaffordable.
‘‘We chose the public hospital because they would provide treatment
for free. But even they charged money . . . five hundred