| Total | Urban | Rural |
---|---|---|---|
No. = 720 | No. = 360 | No. = 360 | |
Action to be taken | |||
 Direct to hospital | 619 (86.0%) | 344 (95.6%)** | 275 (76.4%) |
 Go to neurologist | 327 (45.4%) | 231 (64.2%)** | 96 (26.7%) |
 Call GP | 201 (27.9%) | 24 (6.7%) | 177 (49.2%)§ |
 Call pharmacist | 172 (23.9%) | 8 (2.2%) | 164 (45.6%)§ |
 Call religious person | 106 (14.7%) | 4 (1.1%) | 102 (28.3%)§ |
 Call herbalist | 61 (8.5%) | 4 (1.1%) | 57 (15.8%)§ |
 Did not know | 5 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (1.4%) |
Time to go to the hospital | |||
 Within 4 h | 455 (63.2%) | 352 (97.8%)** | 103 (28.6%) |
 After 4 h | 143 (19.9%) | 0 (0%) | 143(39.7%)§ |
 Did not know | 122(16.9%) | 8 (2.2%) | 114 (31.7%)§ |