Table 3.
Frequency of patients visits to the GOPC, willingness to be consulted by any physician during the visit, and presence or absence of any long-standing illness.
| Categories | Responses | Satisfaction with the consultation | Total | χ 2 | df | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||||
| N = 255 | N = 175 | N = 430 | |||||
| Frequency of patients' visit to the General outpatient clinic over the previous 12 months | None | 62 (14.4) | 45 (10.5) | 107 (24.9) | 3.68 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 1-2 | 115 (26.7) | 73 (17.0) | 188 (43.7) | ||||
| 3-4 | 55 (12.8) | 38 (8.8) | 93 (21.6) | ||||
| 5-6 | 11 (2.6) | 14 (3.3) | 25 (5.8) | ||||
| ≥7 | 12 (2.8) | 5 (1.2) | 17 (4.0) | ||||
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| Willingness to be consulted by any physician during the visit | Yes | 241 (56.1) | 167 (38.8) | 408 (94.9) | 3.61 | 1 | 0.05 |
| No | 14 (3.3) | 8 (1.9) | 22 (5.1) | ||||
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| Presence or absence of any long-standing illness | Yes | 58 (13.5) | 37 (8.6) | 95 (22.1) | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 |
| No | 197 (45.81) | 138 (32.90) | 335 (77.90) | ||||