Table 3.
Correlating healthcare utilisation of persons with NCDs with individual, societal, and healthcare system determinants in the Bt20 cohort 2008–2010 (N=1,089)
| Utilisation | No utilisation | Total | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual determinants | Age (mean±SD) (N=545) | 46±6.7 | 45.1±6.5 | 45.7±6.6 | p=0.07 |
| Socio-economic status (N=542) | |||||
| Low | 34 (18.9%) | 51 (14.1%) | 85 (15.7%) | p=0.15 | |
| Medium to High | 146 (81.1%) | 311 (85.9%) | 457 (84.3%) | ||
| Employment (N=545) | |||||
| Formal or informal paid labour | 81 (44.8%) | 144 (39.6%) | 225 (41.3%) | p=0.25 | |
| Housewife/pensioner/unemployed | 100 (55.3%) | 220 (60.4%) | 320 (58.7%) | ||
| Medical aid (N=545) | 41 (22.7%) | 52 (14.3%) | 93 (17.1%) | p=0.01 | |
| Regular medication (N=545) | 126 (69.6%) | 253 (69.5%) | 379 (69.5%) | p=0.98 | |
| Societal determinants | Social support for participants with chronic disease | ||||
| Shared health beliefs family (N=545) | 179 (98.9%) | 361 (99.2%) | 540 (99.1%) | p=0.75 | |
| Shared health beliefs community (N=545) | 142 (78.5%) | 302 (83%) | 444 (81.5%) | p=0.2 | |
| Specific belief in traditional healers (N=542) | 66 (36.9%) | 108 (29.8%) | 174 (32.1%) | p=0.09 | |
| Use of patient strategies (N=545) | 61 (33.7%) | 89 (24.5%) | 150 (27.5%) | p=0.02 | |
| Healthcare system | Availability of formal healthcare services (N=545) | 165 (91.2%) | 306 (84.1%) | 471 (86.4%) | p=0.02 |
| Affordability of formal healthcare services (N=545) | 136 (75.1%) | 244 (67%) | 380 (69.7%) | p=0.05 |