Table 1.
Health care needs among adult Syrian Refugees in Jordan
| Survey total | ||
|---|---|---|
| % | 95 CI | |
| Reason for needing health servicesb | n = 1212 | |
| Injury | 9.7 | [8.2,11.5] |
| Infection/communicable diseasec | 21.5 | [19.3,23.9] |
| Chronic/non-communicable disease | 21.1 | [18.8,23.6] |
| Dental care | 8.0 | [6.5,9.8] |
| Skin problem | 3.9 | [2.9,5.3] |
| Emotional or mental health | 1.5 | [0.9,2.4] |
| Gastrointestinal | 4.4 | [3.3,5.9] |
| Renal | 4.0 | [2.9,5.3] |
| Eye problem | 2.3 | [1.6,3.2] |
| Obstetric/Gynecological | 6.5 | [5.2,8.1] |
| Joint Pain | 5.1 | [4.0,6.6] |
| Other | 12.0 | [10.2,14.0] |
| Timeframe when care was last neededb | ||
| Less than two weeks ago | 37.8 | [34.8,40.8] |
| 2 weeks to less than 1 month ago | 23.8 | [21.4,26.4] |
| 1 month to less than 3 months ago | 22.0 | [19.7,24.5] |
| 3 months to less than 6 months ago | 9.3 | [7.8,11.1] |
| 6 months to less than 1 year ago | 4.9 | [3.8,6.3] |
| More than 1 year ago | 2.1 | [1.4,3.2] |
| Received care last time care was neededb | ||
| Yes | 86.1 | [83.6,88.2] |
| No | 13.9 | [11.8,16.4] |
| Reason for deciding not to seek cared | n = 169 | |
| Could not afford provider costs | 64.5 | [56.7,71.6] |
| No transportation/difficult to access | 4.1 | [2.0,8.3] |
| Could not afford transportation costs | 1.8 | [0.6,5.3] |
| Equipment or drugs are inadequate | 5.3 | [2.9,9.6] |
| Disliked treatment on previous visit(s) | 3.0 | [1.2,6.9] |
| Could not take time/other commitments | 0.6 | [0.1,4.1] |
| Did not know where to go | 5.9 | [3.4,10.2] |
| Not sick enough to seek care | 6.5 | [3.6,11.6] |
| Appointment scheduled/still waiting | 5.3 | [2.8,9.9] |
| Other | 3.0 | [1.3,6.8] |
aNo significant differences were observed for any indicators in the table in three way comparisons by region
bAs percent of cases where it was reported that care was needed in Jordan
cIncluding cough, cold, flu
dAs percent of cases that did not seek care last time it was needed in Jordan