Table 5.
Comparison of health care use between 15 to 19 year olds and 20 to 24 year olds in Saudi Arabia, 2013
Health care | Time range | 15-19 years | 20-24 years | P value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Percent | SE | N | Percent | SE | |||
Routine checkup | Within 12 months | 84 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 118 | 10.6 | 1.2 | <0.001 |
1 to 5 years | 64 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 108 | 9.4 | 1.1 | ||
Never or >5 yr earlier | 993 | 87.5 | 1.3 | 861 | 80.0 | 1.5 | ||
Hospital | Within 12 months | 481 | 46.7 | 1.9 | 460 | 43.4 | 2.0 | 0.347 |
1 to 5 years | 216 | 17.7 | 1.5 | 224 | 20.5 | 1.6 | ||
Never or >5 yr earlier | 427 | 35.6 | 1.8 | 386 | 36.1 | 1.9 | ||
Outpatient clinic | Within 12 months | 499 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 451 | 39.7 | 2.0 | 0.045 |
1 to 5 years | 195 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 200 | 19.5 | 1.6 | ||
Never or >5 yr earlier | 416 | 38.1 | 1.8 | 401 | 40.8 | 2.0 | ||
Physician office visit | Within 12 months | 483 | 42.8 | 1.9 | 455 | 42.0 | 2.0 | 0.787 |
1 to 5 years | 158 | 12.7 | 1.3 | 143 | 14.0 | 1.5 | ||
Never or >5 yr earlier | 449 | 44.5 | 1.9 | 427 | 44.0 | 2.0 | ||
Oral examination | Within 12 months | 103 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 151 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 0.014 |
Never or >1 yr earlier | 1112 | 90.9 | 1.1 | 996 | 86.8 | 1.3 |