Table 1.
Choice of different facilities for outpatient health care in 2014 (and 2004)a
| Facility Type | Description | Urban | Rural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Public | Primary health careb | 3.5 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 12.3 |
| Public Hospital | 17.4 | 17.3 | 15.9 | 17.5 | |
| Total Share | 20.9 (19.2) | 21.5 (19.2) | 26.5 (21.7) | 29.8 (22.9) | |
| Private | Private Doctor/Clinic | 48.9 | 50.8 | 52.7 | 48.9 |
| Private Hospital | 30.2 | 27.7 | 20.8 | 21.3 | |
| Total Share | 79.1 (80.8) | 78.5 (80.8) | 73.5 (78.3) | 70.2 (77.1) | |
aThe values in parentheses are for 2004 while all other values are for 2014
bThis segment includes all primary health care options: HSC Health Sub Center, PHC Primary Health Center, ANM Auxiliary Nurse Midwife, ASHA Accredited Social Health Activist, AWW, Anganwadi Worker dispensary, CHC Community Health Center, and MMU Mobile Medical Unit . All of these are part of the government-funded public health system in India. For further details, the reader is requested to refer to Appendix B of the report ‘Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India: Health’