Table 4.
Pattern of healthcare utilization among the respondents by age.
| Age groups (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates |
18–39 years (n = 273) |
40–59 years (n = 162) |
60+ years (n = 65) |
Total (500) |
Chi-square | p-value |
| Number of in-patient hospitalization (Public/Private) | ||||||
| Never | 182 (66.8) | 118 (72.8) | 44 (67.7) | 344 (68.8) | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Hospitalized (≥1) | 91 (33.3) | 44 (27.1) | 21 (32.3) | 156 (31.2) | ||
| Outpatient visit to public providers | ||||||
| Never | 198 (72.5) | 116 (71.6) | 54 (83.0) | 368 (73.6) | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| ≥1 | 75 (27.5) | 46 (28.4) | 11 (16.9) | 132 (26.4) | ||
| Outpatient visit to private providers | ||||||
| Never | 28 (10.3) | 15 (9.7) | 7 (10.8) | 50 (10.0) | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| ≥1 | 245 (89.7) | 147 (90.7) | 58 (89.2) | 450 (90.0) | ||
| Duration of stay in the facility | ||||||
| 0-3 days | 216 (79.1) | 127 (78.4) | 53 (81.5) | 396 (79.2) | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 4+ days | 57 (20.9) | 35 (21.6) | 12 (18.5) | 104 (20.8) | ||
| Medicine consumption practices (Polypharmacy) | ||||||
| 0 medicine | 57 (20.9) | 15 (9.3) | 5 (7.7) | 77 (15.4) | 57.0 | 0.0 |
| 1-5 medicines | 190 (69.6) | 105 (64.8) | 30 (46.6) | 325 (65.0) | ||
| 6+ medicines | 26 (9.5) | 42 (25.9) | 30 (46.2) | 98 (19.6) | ||