Table 2.
Distribution of patients by point of first contact
| Characteristics | Primary health centre N (%) |
Private clinic N (%) |
Public hospital N (%) |
Private hospital N (%) |
Other health providera N (%) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 127 (45) | 93 (33) | 32 (11) | 20 (7) | 10 (4) | 282 (100) |
| Districts | ||||||
| Urban | 51 (54) | 26 (27) | 11 (12) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 95 (100) |
| Suburban | 40 (44) | 25 (28) | 10 (11) | 13 (14) | 2 (2) | 90 (100) |
| Rural | 36 (37) | 42 (43) | 11 (11) | 3 (3) | 5 (5) | 97 (100) |
| Household income levelb | ||||||
| Non-Poor | 51 (48) | 30 (28) | 12 (11) | 13 (12) | 1 (1) | 107 (100) |
| Poor | 76 (43) | 63 (36) | 20 (11) | 7 (4) | 9 (5) | 175 (100) |
| Education levelc | ||||||
| Middle-High | 89 (49) | 50 (27) | 22 (12) | 15 (8) | 7 (4) | 183 (100) |
| Low | 38 (38) | 43 (43) | 10 (10) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 99 (100) |
| National health insurance | ||||||
| Not covered | 48 (44) | 41 (37) | 8 (7) | 7 (6) | 6 (5) | 106 (100) |
| Covered | 79 (46) | 52 (30) | 24 (14) | 13 (8) | 4 (2) | 176 (100) |
| Workers in informal sectors | ||||||
| No | 41 (51) | 25 (31) | 7 (9) | 5 (6) | 3 (4) | 81 (100) |
| Yes | 86 (43) | 68 (34) | 25 (12) | 15 (7) | 7 (3) | 201 (100) |
a Pharmacy, alternative medicine, mantri, and other health providers
b household earning below 1.9 USD per capita per day was classified as a poor household
c a patient who did not graduate from elementary school was classified as having low education level