Skip to main content
. 2019 Feb 15;7:24. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00024

Table 2.

Health services use indicators.

Variables Frequency (n = 401) Percent
Visited health facility in past one year
    Yes 280 69.8
    No 121 30.2
aType of health facility visited
    Government hospital 100 35.7
    Private hospital 158 56.4
    Health post 6 2.1
    Community hospital 7 2.5
    Army camp 4 1.4
    Ayurvedic 5 1.8
aFrequency of visit
    Once 38 13.6
    Twice 124 44.3
    Thrice 60 21.4
    More than 5 times 58 20.7
aReason for visit
    Regular check up 65 23.2
    Health problem 215 76.8
aDistance from home
    5 Km or less 265 96.3
    More than 5 km 15 3.7
aMeans of transportation
    By walking 18 6.4
    Taxi 53 18.9
    Bus 131 46.8
    Own vehicle 78 27.9
aCompanion for visit
    Children 138 49.3
    Self 57 20.4
    Daughter in law 32 11.4
    Grand children 29 10.4
    Spouse 19 6.8
    Others (Friends and brothers) 5 1.8
a Admitted in hospital in past one year
    Yes 56 20.0
    No 224 80.0
Duration of overnight hospital stay
    One day 4 7.2
    3 days 29 51.8
    15 days 19 33.9
    >1 month 4 7.2
aSatisfaction with the services received
    Satisfied 250 89.3
    Dissatisfied 30 10.7
Awareness of health insurance
    Yes 175 43.6
    No 226 56.4
Membership of health insurance
    Yes 53 30.3
    No 122 69.7
bType of health insurance
    Government 46 86.8
    Private 7 13.2
bInsurance premium
    $25 or less 36 67.9
    $25–30 1 1.9
    $30–50 12 22.6
    $50–100 4 7.5
bSatisfied with health insurance
    Yes 48 90.6
    No 5 9.4
a

Questions asked only to participant who visited a health facility in the past 1 year.

b

Questions asked only to participant who has health insurance.