Table 6. Access to health services during the last 3 months.
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| n | %* | n | %* | n | %* | n | %* | |
| Insured people | 62,659 | 100.0 | 30,827 | 69.4 | 25,118 | 25.0 | 6,714 | 5.6 |
| Requirement for medical assistance | ||||||||
| Yes | 25,926 | 35.9 | 12,100 | 33.9 | 11,877 | 43.4 | 1,949 | 26.0 |
| No | 36,733 | 64.1 | 18,727 | 66.1 | 13,241 | 56.6 | 4,765 | 74.0 |
| Received medical attention | 25,926 | 100.0 | 12,100 | 65.7 | 11,877 | 30.3 | 1,949 | 4.0 |
| Yes | 19,062 | 73.1 | 9,353 | 75.9 | 8,441 | 67.9 | 1,268 | 64.8 |
| No | 6,864 | 26.9 | 2,747 | 24.1 | 3,436 | 32.1 | 681 | 35.2 |
| Care Center | 19,062 | 100.0 | 9,353 | 68.2 | 8,441 | 28.2 | 1,268 | 3.6 |
| EsSalud HC | 13,294 | 68.9 | 6,784 | 71.7 | 5,584 | 61.1 | 926 | 76.0 |
| MINSA HC | 928 | 4.2 | 353 | 3.9 | 520 | 5.1 | 55 | 2.9 |
| Hospital FFAA/NP | 24 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 0 | - |
| Private health service | 2,551 | 15.9 | 1,407 | 16.3 | 1,004 | 15.9 | 140 | 9.0 |
| Pharmacy | 1,911 | 8.5 | 560 | 5.0 | 1,216 | 16.7 | 135 | 11.2 |
| Others | 354 | 2.4 | 232 | 3.0 | 110 | 1.2 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Time to obtain appointments (months) in those who received medical attention | 19,062 | 100.0 | 9,353 | 68.2 | 8,441 | 28.2 | 1,268 | 3.6 |
| Less than a month | 15,329 | 87.3 | 7,547 | 85.4 | 6,710 | 91.5 | 1,072 | 94.8 |
| 1 | 1,179 | 9.3 | 799 | 10.5 | 338 | 6.4 | 42 | 4.1 |
| 2 | 217 | 1.9 | 158 | 2.2 | 54 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.4 |
| 3–4 | 183 | 1.3 | 144 | 1.6 | 35 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 |
| 5+ | 40 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| DK/DA | 2,114 | - | 680 | - | 1,290 | - | 144 | - |
| Time to medical care (months) in those who received it | 19,062 | 100.0 | 9,353 | 68.2 | 8,441 | 28.2 | 1,268 | 3.6 |
| Less than a month | 15,373 | 87.4 | 7,586 | 85.8 | 6,712 | 91.0 | 1,075 | 92.5 |
| 1 | 1,185 | 9.6 | 820 | 10.9 | 327 | 6.5 | 38 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 185 | 1.7 | 120 | 1.8 | 57 | 1.4 | 8 | 1.2 |
| 3–4 | 175 | 1.1 | 130 | 1.2 | 43 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 5+ | 30 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.3 | 12 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| DK/DA | 2,114 | - | 680 | - | 1,290 | - | 144 | - |
| Gravity of the illness according to the attending professional | 19,062 | 100.0 | 9,353 | 68.2 | 8,441 | 28.2 | 1,268 | 3.6 |
| Nothing serious | 11,241 | 71.4 | 5,846 | 72.1 | 4,668 | 69.1 | 727 | 72.9 |
| Serious | 4,383 | 25.8 | 2,299 | 25.5 | 1,807 | 27.3 | 277 | 23.1 |
| Very serious | 521 | 2.8 | 242 | 2.4 | 228 | 3.7 | 51 | 4.0 |
| DK/DA | 2,917 | - | 966 | - | 1,738 | - | 213 | - |
| Perception of the disease | 19,062 | 100.0 | 9,353 | 68.2 | 8,441 | 28.2 | 1,268 | 3.6 |
| Nothing serious | 9,578 | 59.9 | 5,120 | 61.8 | 3,823 | 54.2 | 635 | 63.2 |
| Serious | 6,339 | 35.2 | 3,117 | 34.2 | 2,808 | 38.1 | 414 | 32.2 |
| Very serious | 987 | 4.9 | 420 | 4.0 | 492 | 7.6 | 75 | 4.7 |
| DK/DA | 2,158 | - | 696 | - | 1,318 | - | 144 | - |
DK/DA: does not know/does not answer; HC: health center; EsSalud: Social Health Insurance; MINSA: Ministry of Health; FFAA/NP: Armed Forces/National Police
* Percentages adjusted by expansion factor. Percentage in totals per line and percentage of categories per column.