Table 3.
Reasons for coming to Tambaram
| Group I(n 1625) |
Group II (n 398) |
Total (n 2023) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | No | % | |
| Popularity of sanatorium | 1357 | 84 | 295 | 74 | 1652 | 82 |
| Perception on good treatment | 749 | 46 | 298 | 75 | 1047 | 52 |
| Referred by patients treated at GHTM | 540 | 33 | 198 | 50 | 738 | 36 |
| Suggested by relatives | 442 | 27 | 132 | 33 | 574 | 28 |
| Suggested by neighbor | 400 | 25 | 106 | 27 | 506 | 25 |
| Expecting specialized care | 352 | 22 | 88 | 22 | 440 | 22 |
| Referred by treating physician | 213 | 13 | 44 | 11 | 257 | 13 |
| For inpatient care | 190 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 229 | 11 |
| Availability of medical Officers round-the-clock | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 1 |