Table 1.
General characteristics from Peruvian ambulatory care facilities’ users
| Characteristics | Absolute frequency (percentages *) |
|---|---|
| Patients’ characteristics | |
| Age in years: mean (95% CI) | 42.8 (41.3–44.3) |
| Females | 8335 (59.6) |
| Finished secondary education | 9327 (72.0) |
| 1st or 2nd wealth quintile | 5473 (28.7) |
| Have a chronic disease | 5206 (51.2) |
| Have insurance | 12,679 (92.2) |
| Consultation’ characteristics | |
| Scheduled appointment for consultation | 8788 (66.3) |
| Came accompanied for consultation | 4466 (34.8) |
| The physician explained his/her health problem | 10,296 (77.7) |
| Facility’ characteristics | |
| Health care level | |
| Level I | 2643 (29.1) |
| Level II | 8626 (36.1) |
| Level III | 2401 (34.8) |
| Health system | |
| MOH-RG | 6410 (44.9) |
| Social Security | 6081 (34.6) |
| Armed Forces and Police | 524 (8.8) |
| Private Sector | 655 (11.7) |
| Region | |
| Coast | 4206 (23.7) |
| Highlands | 5486 (18.5) |
| Jungle | 2706 (6.6) |
| Lima city | 1272 (51.3) |
| Patient satisfied | 9198 (73.7) |
*Weights and design effect of the survey’s complex sampling were included to calculate percentages
CI Confidence Interval, MOH-RG Ministry of Health and Regional Governments