Socioeconomic inequalities in the use of medical consultation services in Peru, 2019

Table 3 Concentration index for the use of medical consultation in Peru, ENAHO 2019.

Characteristics	Concentration index	Standard error	p value
Overall	0.19937786	0.00641731	< 0.001
Age group (in years)
18–29	0.10229971	0.01200811	< 0.001
30–59	0.18457323	0.00830868
60 or older	0.30017989	0.01241237
Sex
Male	0.19279535	0.00878072	0.323
Female	0.2046995	0.00825363
Mother tongue
Non-native	0.1869384	0.00753137	0.064
Native	0.21440483	0.012779
Educational level
Up to primary	0.24694375	0.00967085	< 0.001
Secondary	0.18295935	0.01082359
Higher	0.17058395	0.01242945
Chronic disease or discomfort
No	0.12307242	0.00835029	< 0.001
Yes	0.21884463	0.00865588
Presence of any permanent limitation or difficulty
No	0.19277562	0.00652823	< 0.001
Yes	0.31467097	0.02252226
Geographic region
Coast	0.14996957	0.01006312	< 0.001
Highlands	0.17383264	0.00834938
Jungle	0.13146833	0.01440896
Area of residence
Rural	0.12322651	0.00764309	< 0.001
Urban	0.16016063	0.00802702
Health insurance
No	0.1426812	0.01037717	0.007
Seguro Integral de Salud	0.17825844	0.00896788
Others*	0.12509796	0.0133331

*Others category was made up of EsSalud, private health insurance, health provider entity, Armed Forces and the Police
Estimates include the expansion factor and sample design characteristics of the ENAHO 2019

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