Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

Table 12.8 shows the percentage of women and men age 18-59 who have been either verysick or who died within the past 12 months after being very sick, whose households received certainfree basic external support. Overall, a majority (80 percent) of households that cared for a chronicallyill person or had lost a member, did not receive any of the three types of external support, and only 1percent received all three types of support in the past 30 days. Looking at the specific support, thedata indicate that medical support was received at least once a month for 14 percent of these people,emotional support was received in the past 30 days for 6 percent, and social or material support wasreceived in the past 30 days for 4 percent.The likelihood that sick people will receive external support is higher for younger persons,those in urban areas, and those in Mainland Tanzania. Very sick persons were somewhat more likelyto receive at least one type of support if they were females than if they were males (21 and 18 percent,respectively). Chronically ill persons in the highest wealth quintile were more likely to receiveexternal support than other persons.Table 12.8 External support for very sick personsAmong women and men age 18-59 who have been either very sick or who died within the past 12 months after being very sick,percentage whose households received certain free basic external support to care for them within the past year, by backgroundcharacteristics, Tanzania HMIS 2007-08BackgroundcharacteristicMedicalsupport atleast once amonth duringillnessPercentage of very sick persons whose households received:Emotionalsupport in thepast 30 days 1Social/materialsupport in thepast 30 days 2At least onetype ofsupport in thepast 30 daysAll three typesof support inthe past30 daysNone of thethree types ofsupportNumber ofpersonsAge18-29 14.8 5.3 5.0 21.6 1.1 78.4 9330-39 17.0 8.2 3.0 22.1 1.0 77.9 13640-49 9.7 8.9 4.8 16.0 2.5 84.0 9350-59 15.0 1.2 4.6 16.8 0.0 83.2 72SexMale 15.0 5.3 2.2 17.7 0.9 82.3 167Female 14.0 7.2 5.6 20.9 1.4 79.1 227ResidenceUrban 16.9 10.2 9.2 31.4 0.0 68.6 91Rural 13.7 5.3 2.7 16.0 1.6 84.0 303Mainland/ZanzibarMainland 14.5 6.4 4.2 19.7 1.2 80.3 390Mainland - Urban 17.2 10.3 9.3 31.8 0.0 68.2 90Mainland - Rural 13.7 5.3 2.7 16.1 1.6 83.9 300Zanzibar (7.4) (3.3) (1.3) (7.4) (1.3) (92.6) 4Wealth quintileLowest 13.9 4.1 1.8 17.9 0.0 82.1 69Second 10.5 4.2 1.1 11.1 0.0 88.9 89Middle 18.3 4.0 3.4 19.3 1.8 80.7 76Fourth 11.4 7.5 2.8 17.2 1.7 82.8 88Highest 19.4 12.5 12.6 34.6 2.6 65.4 73Total 14.4 6.4 4.2 19.6 1.2 80.4 394Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. Table is based on women and men who usually live in the householdand who were very sick (unable to work or do normal activities) in the past 12 months or who died in the past 12 months and were verysick at least 3 of the 12 months before death. Support refers to the past 30 days for living persons and in the 30 days preceding death fordeceased persons.1Support such as companionship, counselling from a trained counsellor, or spiritual support for which there was no payment2Support such as help with household work, training for a caregiver, legal services, clothing, food, or financial support for which there wasno payment12.9 EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDRENOrphans and vulnerable children are generally cared for by their families, which in turn oftendepend on community assistance to survive. Table 12.9 shows the percentage of orphans andvulnerable children under 18 years of age whose households received free basic external support tocare for the children in the past 12 months.160 | Orphans and Vulnerable Children