Table 6 Barriers that could lead to failure to attend physiotherapy by patients and PWD (n = 158)
Barriers, n (%) | Disagree completely n% | Somewhat disagree n% | Somewhat agree n% | Strong agree n% | Agree completely n% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cultural factors were a challenge | 137( 86.70) | 18 (11.39) | 3(1.89) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Being handle roughly by the physiotherapist | 147(93.03) | 9(5.69) | 2(1.26) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Sometimes you could find nobody to attend to you | 145(91.77) | 9(5.69) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 4(2.53) |
Busy with domestic responsibilities | 71(44.93) | 45(28.48) | 34(21.51) | 8(5.06) | 0(0) |
Waiting time is too long before being attended to | 125(79.11) | 25(15.82) | 8(5.06) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Informed by traditional medicine person that it was not good | 77(48.73) | 40(25.31) | 28(17.72) | 9(5.69) | 3(1.89) |
Far from home | 41(25.94) | 29(18.35) | 24(15.18) | 37(23.41) | 26(16.45) |
No money for transport and treatment | 38(24.05) | 20(12.65) | 16(10.12) | 23(14.56) | 61(38.60) |
Attending to other family matters | 65(41.13) | 37(23.41) | 37(23.41) | 11(6.96) | 9(5.69) |