Table 2. Reasons for referrals among health clinics with resident and visiting Family Medicine Specialists (FMS) (N=1380).

Reason for Referral*	No. of cases	Proportion of all referrals	Health Clinics		P-value**
			Resident FMS	Visiting FMS
I. Nature of Illness
a) Severity of illness	461	33.4%	59.0%	41.0%	0.059
b) Complexity of illness	619	44.9%	54.1%	45.9%	0.375
c) Uncertain diagnosis	342	24.8%	53.5%	46.5%	0.409
d) Request by patient/ family	79	5.7%	32.9%	67.1%	< 0.001
II. Non-Availability of Support Facilities or Services
a) Test not available	50	3.6%	52.0%	48.0%	0.619
b) Imaging facility not available	195	14.1%	44.1%	55.9%	0.001
c) Drug not available	45	3.3%	62.2%	37.8%	0.352
d) Treatment facilities not available	145	10.5%	79.3%	20.7%	< 0.001

* Reason for referral could be more than one; ** Chi-square test