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Reasons for unwilling to visit primary care clinics for diabetes patients
| Reasons | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Urban (n = 130) | |
| Many diabetes medicines were scarce in community | 45 (34.6) |
| It is a long distance from home to community clinics | 34 (26.2) |
| The quality of care provided by CHWs was poor | 8 (6.2) |
| Rural (n = 249) | |
| Worry about the medical expenses | 86 (34.5) |
| Many diabetes medicines were scarce in community | 72 (28.9) |
| The quality of care provided by CHWs was poor | 44 (17.7) |
