Table 3.

Principal reasons for using the health facility type (rating of items as ‘important’ or ‘not important’)

Variables	Total population		Public PHC		Private outpatient clinics		P value*	P value†
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Location of the health facility	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	227	36	68	15	159	89	<0.001	<0.001
Yes	402	64	383	85	19	11
Waiting time	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	277	44	163	36	114	64	<0.001	<0.001
Yes	352	56	288	64	64	36
Quality of service	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	15	2	12	3	3	2	0.5	0.7
Yes	614	98	439	97	175	98
Cost of service affordable	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	253	40	124	27	129	72	<0.001	<0.001
Yes	376	60	327	73	49	28
Staff courtesy	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	18	3	15	3	3	2	0.3	0.4
Yes	611	97	436	97	175	98
Health insurance	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	399	63	229	51	170	96	<0.001	<0.001
Yes	230	37	222	49	8	4
Medical devices	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	465	74	409	91	56	33	<0.001	<0.001
Yes	164	26	42	9	122	67
Availability of qualified health staff	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	16	3	12	7	4	2	0.7	0.8
Yes	613	97	439	93	174	98
Possibility to choose the doctor	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	421	67	287	64	134	75	0.005	0.001
Yes	208	33	164	36	44	25
Availability of health information	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	180	29	103	23	77	43	<0.001	<0.001
Yes	449	71	348	77	101	57
Privacy respected	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	43	7	40	9	3	2	0.001	0.01
Yes	586	93	411	91	175	98
Cleanliness of the facility	629		451	71.7	178	28.3
No	167	27	165	37	2	2	<0.001	<0.001
Yes	462	73	286	63	176	98

*P values using χ² tests.

†The p values are obtained from mixed logistic regression models adjusting for potential clustering within the facilities attended.

PHC, primary healthcare.