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Table 5 Age-specific utilization rate (%) of primary care services in preceding year

From: Self-reported chronic diseases and health status and health service utilization - Results from a community health survey in Singapore

Age-group

Utilization rate (%)

 

Any chronic disease

No chronic disease

 

n*

Government polyclinic

General practitioner

n*

Government polyclinic

General practitioner

≤ 25

11

27.3

36.4

39

33.3

41.0

25 - 44

32

28.1

65.6

86

32.6

33.7

45 - 64

122

53.3

23.8

136

35.3

16.2

≥ 65

208

63.5

25.9

56

26.8

21.4

Total

373

  

317

  
  1. * Patients could have utilized more than one or more primary care service, hence the numbers would not add up to total (n = 778).
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International Journal for Equity in Health

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