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. 2018 May 7;52:55. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000383

Table 4. Place of last medical consultation according to discount card or private health insurance coverage. Area of Family Health Strategy coverage in the urban area of Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2008.

Variable Distribution (%, 95%CI)
No coverage Discount card Health insurance Total
Place of medical consultation p < 0.01
Basic health unit of the neighborhood 43.4 (33.1-54.3) 27.6 (17.8-40.2) 5.3 (1.2-21.0) 35.8 (25.4-47.7)
Medical office or clinic 7.3 (3.4-14.9) 29.5 (18.7-43.2) 60.0 (43.2-74.7) 18.0 (10.7-28.5)
Emergency room or emergency care 18.8 (14.8-23.5) 10.5 (4.7-21.5) 13.3 (8.3-20.8) 16.6 (13.4-20.4)
Others* 30.5 (23.8-38.1) 32.4 (21.3-45.9) 21.3 (16.6-27.0) 29.7 (24.1-35.9)
Total 100 100 100 100

Analysis restricted to persons with any medical consultation in the last six months for a non-routine reason (n = 590).

*

Health center outside the neighborhood, hospital, residence, etc. The p value is for the independence test between the variables.