Table 1.
Description of outcome variables by the EG/non-EG groups and years
| EG | Non EG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
|
2003 | ||||
| HCE as % of total expenditure (%) |
5.486 |
10.873 |
5.360 |
10.494 |
| Number of self-treatment (#) |
6.593 |
4.983 |
6.712 |
4.962 |
| Number of go-to-pharmacy (#) |
1.181 |
1.844 |
1.103 |
1.775 |
| Number of private health care utilizations (#) |
1.959 |
2.295 |
1.992 |
2.269 |
| Number of CHS utilizations (#) |
0.453 |
1.150 |
0.414 |
1.088 |
| Number of DH utilizations (#) |
0.326 |
0.785 |
0.304 |
0.715 |
| Number of P/CH utilizations (#) |
0.132 |
0.450 |
0.130 |
0.436 |
| Total number of utilizations (#) |
10.644 |
7.661 |
10.655 |
7.422 |
|
2005 | ||||
| HCE as % of total expenditure (%) |
4.938 |
10.301 |
5.558 |
12.056 |
| Number of self-treatment (#) |
5.607 |
4.128 |
5.575 |
4.208 |
| Number of go-to-pharmacy (#) |
1.150 |
1.922 |
1.045 |
1.862 |
| Number of private health care utilizations (#) |
1.774 |
2.217 |
1.757 |
2.121 |
| Number of CHS utilizations (#) |
0.460 |
1.080 |
0.395 |
0.976 |
| Number of DH utilizations (#) |
0.342 |
0.825 |
0.326 |
0.741 |
| Number of P/CH utilizations (#) |
0.121 |
0.424 |
0.130 |
0.451 |
| Total number of utilizations (#) |
9.450 |
6.635 |
9.227 |
6.609 |
|
2007 | ||||
| HCE as % of total expenditure (%) |
4.888 |
10.450 |
5.455 |
11.454 |
| Number of self-treatment (#) |
5.806 |
4.080 |
5.606 |
3.993 |
| Number of go-to-pharmacy (#) |
1.356 |
1.967 |
1.345 |
2.005 |
| Number of private health care utilizations (#) |
1.789 |
2.215 |
1.675 |
2.148 |
| Number of CHS utilizations (#) |
0.475 |
1.107 |
0.399 |
1.011 |
| Number of DH utilizations (#) |
0.587 |
1.146 |
0.584 |
1.187 |
| Number of P/CH utilizations (#) |
0.155 |
0.477 |
0.144 |
0.463 |
| Total number of utilizations (#) | 10.168 | 6.943 | 9.754 | 6.869 |
EG Economic Group, HCE Health Care Expenditure, CHS Commune Health Station, DH district hospital, P/CH Province/Center Hospital.