Table 1.
Patients’ Characteristics by Socio-Demographic and Health Measures by Type of Healthcare Provider.
| Characteristics | Total N = 954 | Public urban clinics (2) N = 337 |
Private outpatient clinics (3) N = 178 |
Public rural clinics (4) N = 439 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35% | 19% | 46% | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 42% (401) | 37% (125) | 36% (64) | 48% (212) |
| Female | 58% (553) | 63% (212) | 64% (114) | 52% (227) |
| Age mean (year), SD (year) | 36 (20.8) | 36.5 (20.8) | 35 (20.7) | 35.9 (20.8) |
| 18 < 59 years old | 54% (478) | 52% (161) | 57% (95) | 54% (222) |
| ≥60 years old | 46% (406) | 48% (148) | 43% (71) | 46% (187) |
| Education | ||||
| University/college | 12% (90) | 18% (39) | 17% (28) | 6% (23) |
| High school* | 33% (251) | 37% (80) | 37% (62) | 30% (109) |
| Primary and secondary school* | 50% (379) | 43% (93) | 46% (78) | 57% (208) |
| Illiterate/other | 4% (31) | 2% (4) | 1% (1) | 7% (26) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Employed | 24% (199) | 24% (64) | 32% (53) | 20% (82) |
| Unemployed | 33% (280) | 30% (81) | 32% (55) | 36% (144) |
| Pensioner | 39% (329) | 42% (114) | 35% (58) | 39% (157) |
| Other | 4% (30) | 4% (10) | 1% (2) | 5% (18) |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Poor | 20% (191) | 80% (270) | 6% (11) | 26% (113) |
| Good | 80% (763) | 20% (67) | 94% (167) | 74% (326) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| No | 19% (180) | 6% (20) | 33% (58) | 23% (102) |
| Yes | 81% (774) | 94% (317) | 67% (120) | 77% (337) |
| Benefit from social-economic support | ||||
| No | 79% (756) | 81% (274) | 94% (167) | 72% (315) |
| Yes | 21% (197) | 19% (63) | 6% (11) | 28% (123) |
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| 0 | 41% (395) | 39% (131) | 43% (76) | 43% (188) |
| 1 | 41% (388) | 42% (143) | 49% (87) | 36% (158) |
| 2 or more | 18% (170) | 19% (63) | 8% (15) | 21% (92) |
| Years suffered from the chronic illness(es)** | ||||
| ≤2 years | 21% (113) | 19% (38) | 31% (32) | 19% (43) |
| >2 years | 79% (426) | 81% (167) | 69 % (70) | 81% (189) |
| Number of times health facility was attended over the past 3 months | ||||
| ≤1 | 23% (222) | 19% (62) | 33% (58) | 23% (102) |
| ≥2 | 77% (732) | 81% (275) | 67% (120) | 77% (337) |
| Satisfaction with today’s consultation | ||||
| Unsatisfied | 5% (43) | 4% (12) | 0% | 7% (31) |
| Satisfied | 95% (911) | 96% (325) | 100% (178) | 93% (408) |
| Participated in promotion activities | ||||
| No | 96% (916) | 97.6% (329) | 100% (178) | 93% (409) |
| Yes | 4% (38) | 2.4% (8) | 0% | 7% (30) |
*
Primary and secondary school are up to 9 years of study (5-9). High school up to 12 years of study.
**
For certain sociodemographic categories such as “years suffered from the chronic illness(es)” we received lower responses.