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Table 4 Differential use of different providers by different population groups

From: Constraints to universal coverage: inequities in health service use and expenditures for different health conditions and providers

 

Home

n(%)

Private hospital

n(%)

Public hospital

n(%)

PHC

n(%)

PMD

n(%)

Pharm-acy shop

n(%)

Herbalist

n(%)

Lab

n(%)

Others

n(%)

Differential use of different providers by urban-rural residence

Urban

15

(65%)

479(65%)

390 (71%)

55 (44%)

760 (47%)

579 (90%)

89 (85%)

5 (42%)

49 (41%)

Rural

8 (35%)

256 (35%)

157 (29%)

71 (56%)

853 (53%)

66 (10%)

16 (15%)

7 (58%)

71 (59%)

X2 (p-value)

1.4 (.29)

68.6

(.0001)

100.6 (.0001)

2.9 (.10)

15.3 (.0001)

446.0 (.0001)

48.6 (.0001)

.43 (.57)

5.2 (.026)

Differential use of different providers by SES

Quintile 1

4 (17%)

94(13%)

44(8%)

28(22%)

376(23%)

42(7%)

9(8.5%)

2 (17%)

32 (26.5%)

Quintile 2

4(17%)

108(15%)

77(14%)

28(22%)

376(23%)

66(10%)

9 (8.5%)

5 (42%)

36 (30%)

Quintile 3

3(14%)

149(20%)

124(23%)

26(21%)

315(20%)

157 (24%)

29 (28%)

2 (17%)

23 (19%)

Quintile 4

6(26%)

171(23%)

175(32%)

27(21%)

302(19%)

181 (28%)

18 (17%)

1 (8%)

20 (17%)

Quintile 5

6(26%)

213(29%)

127(32%)

17(14%)

244(15%)

191 (30%)

40 (38%)

2 (17%)

9 (8.5%)

CI

0.09

0.18

0.19

-0.07

-0.09

0.25

0.25

-0.13

-0.22

X2 (p-value)

1.2 (.88)

74.5 (.00001)

105.6 (.00001)

3.5 (.48)

55.4 (.0001)

180.3 (.00001)

35.4 (.0001)

3.8 (.43)

19.0 (.001)

Total

23

735

547

126

1613

645

105

12

120