Table 5.
The willingness and reasons of first visit at primary care institutions in patients in two districts
| Total(N = 1221) N(%) |
District D(N = 475)N(%) | District F(N = 746)N(%) |
p Value χ2 test |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The willingness of the first visit | 0.04 | |||
| Unwilling | 483(39.56) | 171(36.00) | 312(41.82) | |
| Willing | 738(60.44) | 304(64.00) | 434(58.18) | |
| Reasons for first visit at primary | ||||
| Convenience | 971(79.52) | 409(86.11) | 562(75.34) | |
| The high proportion of Medicare Reimbursement | 667(54.63) | 246(51.79) | 421(56.43) | |
| Suitable environment | 349(28.58) | 109(22.95) | 240(32.17) | |
| Can be referred to a major hospital | 248(20.31) | 107(22.53) | 141(18.90) | |
| Ensure continuity of treatment | 293(24.00) | 98(20.63) | 195(26.14) | |
| Short waiting time | 274(22.44) | 72(15.16) | 202(27.08) | |
| Detailed inquiry of doctors | 157(12.86) | 55(11.58) | 102(13.67) | |
| Family doctor-style services | 134(10.97) | 52(10.95) | 82(10.99) | |
| Prescription policy | 107(8.76) | 40(8.42) | 67 (8.98) | |
| Others | 4(0.33) | 2(0.42) | 2(0.27) | |
| Reasons for first visit not at primary | ||||
| A waste of time | 742 (60.77) | 309 (65.05) | 433 (58.04) | |
| Distrust | 649 (53.15) | 275 (57.89) | 374(50.13) | |
| Few drugs | 689 (56.43) | 182 (38.32) | 507 (67.96) | |
| Lack of inspection items | 473 (38.74) | 141 (29.68) | 332 (44.50) | |
| Less reimbursement | 251 (20.56) | 123 (25.89) | 128 (17.16) | |
| No beds | 167 (13.68) | 65 (13.68) | 102(13.67) | |
| Others | 5 (0.41) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (0.67) | |