Table 1. Adults presenting without appointments at two Cambodian hospitals, July–August, 2012.
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patientsa,b |
|---|---|
| All patients | 1295 (100) |
| Demographic characteristic | |
| Site of presentation | |
| Battambang Provincial Hospital | 678 (52.4) |
| Sampov Meas Provincial Hospital | 617 (47.6) |
| Age | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 42.0 (17.1) |
| Aged 18–64 years | 1132 (87.4) |
| Aged 65 years or more | 163 (12.6) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 823 (63.6) |
| Male | 472 (36.4) |
| Socioeconomic characteristic | |
| Patient had low-income health insurancec | 572 (44.2) |
| Occupation | |
| Employed | 809 (62.5) |
| Unemployed | 380 (29.3) |
| Other, such as a student or monk | 70 (5.4) |
| Travel to hospital | |
| Time | |
| Time in hours, median (IQR) | 0.5 (0.3–1.3) |
| Time < 0.5 hours | 670 (51.7) |
| Time 0.5–2 hours | 495 (38.2) |
| Time > 2 hours | 98 (7.6) |
| Distance | |
| Distance in kilometres, median (IQR) | 17 (5–32) |
| Distance ≤ 30 km | 930 (71.8) |
| Distance 31–60 km | 179 (13.8) |
| Distance > 60 km | 139 (10.7) |
| Presentation | |
| Time of arrival | |
| Monday to Friday 07.00–17.00 | 1069 (82.5) |
| Overnight Sunday to Friday (i.e. 17.00–07.00) | 163 (12.6) |
| Weekend (i.e. Friday 17.00 to Sunday 17.00) | 63 (4.9) |
| Care before presentation | |
| Transferred from another health-care facility | 316 (24.4) |
| Referred by an external medical provider | 170 (13.1) |
| Prior care of those not transferred or referred | |
| Prior care received in the previous 48 hours | 25 (1.9) |
| Prior care received more than 48 hours earlier | 106 (8.2) |
| No prior care | 627 (48.4) |
| Examination findings | |
| Respiratory rate, blood pressure and heart rate | |
| Abnormal respiratory rate, blood pressure or heart rate | 280 (21.6) |
| Abnormal respiratory rate | 88 (6.8) |
| Abnormal blood pressure | 103 (8.0) |
| Abnormal heart rate | 181 (14.0) |
| Respiratory rate, blood pressure or heart rate not measured | 245 (18.9) |
| Temperature | |
| Low temperature (< 36 °C) | 99 (7.6) |
| High temperature (> 38 °C) | 97 (7.5) |
| Temperature not measured | 285 (22.0) |
| Pain | |
| Pain present | 916 (70.7) |
| No pain | 284 (21.9) |
| Risky behaviour in the previous 24 hours | |
| No risky behaviour | 1092 (84.3) |
| Tobacco use | 98 (7.6) |
| Alcohol use | 88 (6.8) |
| Illegal drug use | 2 (0.2) |
IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation.
a Number of patients and percentages, unless otherwise stated.
b Not all categories sum to 100% as some values are missing.
c Most of the other patients paid in cash, except for the more affluent who had health insurance.