Table 1 Characteristics of the study population reporting subjective met and unmet needs for outpatient healthcare services
Variables | Met 345 (68.3) | Unmet 160 (31.7) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 224 (71.3) | 90 (28.7) | 0.061 |
Female | 121 (63.4) | 70 (36.6) | |
Age | |||
Under 30 | 102 (76.1) | 32 (23.9) | 0.027 |
30–59 | 206 (67.1) | 101 (32.9) | |
60 and above | 37 (57.8) | 27 (42.2) | |
Education | |||
Illiterate | 31 (72.1) | 12 (27.9) | 0.364 |
Primary | 181 (71.3) | 73 (28.7) | |
Secondary | 80 (64.5) | 44 (35.5) | |
Diploma and higher | 53 (63.1) | 31 (36.9) | |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 227 (73.7) | 81 (26.3) | 0.001 |
Unemployed | 118 (59.9) | 79 (40.1) | |
Basic health insurance | |||
Yes | 315 (70.0) | 135 (30.0) | 0.020 |
No | 30 (54.5) | 25 (45.5) | |
Complementary health insurance | |||
Yes | 24 (82.8) | 5 (17.2) | 0.085 |
No | 321 (67.4) | 155 (32.6) | |
Economic Status | |||
The poorest | 51 (49.0) | 53 (51.0) | < 0.001 |
Poor | 63 (63.0) | 37 (37.0) | |
Middle | 64 (63.4) | 37 (36.6) | |
Rich | 84 (84.0) | 16 (16.0) | |
The richest | 83 (83.0) | 17 (17.0) |