Table 1.
Demographics and clinical presentation
| All hospitals | Central hospital | Sector hospital | P-value for comparison between central and sector hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total outpatients | 49 131 | 10 005 | 39 126 | – |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 44.7 (19.8) | 34.6 (19.8) | 47.4 (18.9) | <0.001 |
| Age of adult patients, mean (SD) | 48.6 (16.5) | 42.5 (14.7) | 49.9 (16.6) | <0.001 |
| Percentage female, % (SE) | 30.0 (0.2) | 49.5 (0.5)a | 24.9 (0.2) | <0.001 |
| Proportion paediatric patients, age ≤16 years, % (SE) | 9.5 (0.13) | 22.2 (0.42) | 6.2 (0.12) | <0.001 |
| Clinical presentation, by presenting complaintb | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain, % (SE) | 19.00 (0.18) | 19.17 (0.39) | 18.96 (0.19) | 0.636 |
| Fever, % (SE) | 17.28 (0.17) | 14.53 (0.35) | 17.98 (0.19) | <0.001 |
| Cough, % (SE) | 16.51 (0.17) | 11.20 (0.31) | 17.87 (0.19) | <0.001 |
| Coryza, % (SE) | 16.49 (0.17) | 11.52 (0.32) | 17.77 (0.19) | <0.001 |
| Diarrhoea, % (SE) | 5.35 (0.10) | 3.94 (0.19) | 5.71 (0.12) | <0.001 |
| Abdominal pain, % (SE) | 4.81 (0.10) | 3.87 (0.19) | 5.05 (0.11) | <0.001 |
| Clinical presentation, by systemc | ||||
| Cardiopulmonary, % (SE) | 30.36 (0.21) | 20.59 (0.40) | 32.86 (0.24) | <0.001 |
| Musculoskeletal, % (SE) | 19.21 (0.18) | 19.97 (0.40) | 19.02 (0.20) | 0.033 |
| Gastrointestinal, % (SE) | 4.60 (0.37) | 11.26 (0.32) | 15.87 (0.18) | <0.001 |
| Skin and soft tissues, % (SE) | 4.49 (0.09) | 5.74 (0.23) | 4.18 (0.10) | <0.001 |
| Genitourinary, % (SE) | 0.99 (0.04) | 3.5 (0.18) | 0.33 (0.02) | <0.001 |
SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.
aWomen constituted 18% of patients at the central hospital after excluding the women's health clinic, which served as a primary care clinic for women.
bProportion of patients presenting with stated complaint.
cProportion of patients presenting with one or more complaints related to stated organ system.