Table 1.
Choice of provider for health services use
| Where did you go for the first consultation during the past 30 days | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
| Did not access healthcare (1–5) | 1 = Drugs at Home | 32 | 2.4 |
| 2 = Neighbor/Friend | 5 | 0.4 | |
| 3 = Community health worker | 12 | 0.9 | |
| 4 = Homapak drug distributor | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 5 = Ordinary shop | 13 | 1.0 | |
| Accessed healthcare (6–11) | 6 = Drug shop/Pharmacy | 134 | 10.1 |
| 7 = Private clinic | 408 | 30.9 | |
| 8 = Health unit government | 414 | 31.3 | |
| 9 = Health unit NGO | 48 | 3.6 | |
| 10 = Hospital government | 160 | 12.1 | |
| 11 = Hospital NGO | 54 | 4.1 | |
| Did not access healthcare (12, 96) | 12 = Traditional healer | 25 | 1.9 |
| 96 = Other (specify) | 15 | 1.1 | |
| Total | 1,321 | 100 | |
281 did not access any care, making a total of 1602 older persons (unweighted sample).