Table 3.

Percentage reporting paying for a consultation and average payments made, by type of medical personnel providing care and facility visited, 2001, 2004 and 2007

	% reporting paying for consultation			Mean amount paid (soms)		Median amount paid (soms)
	2001	2004	2007	2004	2007	2004	2007
Type of medical personnel consulted
Private doctor	46	45	67	132	441	60	100
State doctor	17	21	13	93	130	30	50
Nurse	19	12	8	129	82	35	100
Feldsher	33	32	27	130	85	200	60
Midwife	3	22	1	38	33	20	25
Pharmacist	–	–	1	–	60	–	60
Dentist	63	84	84	203	382	50	125
Healer	60	37	41	114	97	100	50
Other	–	–	4	–	50	–	50
Total	22	27	20	118	234	40	60
Type of facility visited
Patient’s home	19	19	8	117	102	30	100
FGP (enrolled)	10	17	13	44	86	25	50
FGP (not enrolled)	42	41	–	210	–	50	–
Polyclinic (without FGP)/FMC	28	45	23	105	131	40	50
SVA	19	30	–	37	–	30	–
FAP	18	21	6	42	121	20	50
Hospital	32	31	–	179	–	50	–
Private office	73	79	72	325	482	60	150
Maternity home	12	14	–	199	–	300	–
Other	49	36	19	187	244	100	200
Specialist in FMC	n.a.	58	–	60	–	60	–
Specialist in private office	n.a.	76	–	62	–	25	–
Total	22	27	20	118	234	40	60

Note: ANOVA for between group variation significant at P < 0.001.