Table 2.
Monthly prevalence estimates of health problems and health care utilization according to type and location of a regular doctor by sex
| Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No regular doctor | Regular doctor-Clinic physician | Regular doctor-Hospital physician | No regular doctor | Regular doctor-Clinic physician | Regular doctor-Hospital physician | ||
| Health problems | 692.5 (676.7, 708.3) | 918.1 (893.3, 942.8) | 938.9 (906.7, 971.2) | 754.3 (740.0, 768.6) | 904.0 (881.9, 926.1) | 937.0 (905.2, 968.7) | |
| Ambulatory Care or outpatient department visit | Clinic | 239.9 (231.0, 248.8) | 604.8 (576.6, 632.9) | 288.1 (253.81, 322.41) | 356.3 (346.8, 365.8) | 615.2 (593.9, 636.5) | 389.4 (360.1, 418.8) |
| Secondary Hospital | 37.7 (34.1, 41.4) | 52.2 (42.4, 61.9) | 106.4 (83.0, 129.9) | 62.0 (57.7, 66.2) | 66.4 (56.7, 76.1) | 132.8 (107.8, 157.8) | |
| Tertiary Hospital | 68.5 (63.8, 73.2) | 100.6 (84.8, 116.4) | 372.2 (337.1, 407.2) | 83.5 (78.7, 88.4) | 82.2 (73.0, 91.4) | 350.3 (317.9, 382.6) | |
| Hospitalization | Secondary Hospital | 3.0 (2.5, 3.6) | 3.4 (2.0, 4.8) | 5.4 (2.9, 7.9) | 4.8 (4.1, 5.4) | 5.4 (3.8, 6.9) | 9.9 (5.4, 14.4) |
| Tertiary Hospital | 6.0 (5.1, 6.9) | 9.4 (6.2, 12.5) | 23.5 (16.8, 30.3) | 5.9 (5.1, 6.7) | 6.3 (4.6, 8.0) | 21.1 (14.9, 27.2) | |
| Emergency Department Visit | 7.20 (6.4, 8.0) | 10.8 (8.0, 13.5) | 17.4 (12.8, 22.0) | 8.2 (7.3, 9.1) | 8.5 (6.8, 10.2) | 16.4 (12.0, 20.8) | |
Values are presented as number per 1,000 (95% confidence interval)