Table 2.

Access to diagnosis indicators

	FHP			RAU
Indicators	Median	SD	95%CI	Median	SD	95%CI	P value
Number of times health care sought at the unit	4.34	1.35	3.93–4.75	4.38	1.24	4.05–4.72	0.88
Transport problems	3.36	1.99	2.75–3.96	3.29	1.90	2.77–3.80	0.85
Loss of a day’s work or appointment	3.88	1.70	3.36–4.40	2.87	1.85	2.37–3.37	0.01*
Need for motorized transport due to distance to unit	2.20	1.78	1.66–2.74	1.96	1.60	1.52–2.39	0.48
Money spent on transport to the unit	2.68	1.92	2.09–3.26	2.41	1.83	1.92–2.91	0.49
Consultation available within 24 h	4.36	1.43	3.92–4.79	3.98	1.75	3.50–4.45	0.25
Use of the nearest unit	3.90	1.69	3.39–4.42	3.58	1.91	3.06–4.09	0.38

^*P < 0.05.

FHP = Family Health Program; RAU = Reference Ambulatory Unit; SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval.