Table 1 Choice of provider for health services use
From: Determinants of access to healthcare by older persons in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Where did you go for the first consultation during the past 30 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
Did not access healthcare (1–5) | 1 = Drugs at Home | 32 | 2.4 |
| Â | 2 = Neighbor/Friend | 5 | 0.4 |
3 = Community health worker | 12 | 0.9 | |
4 = Homapak drug distributor | 1 | 0.1 | |
5 = Ordinary shop | 13 | 1.0 | |
Accessed healthcare (6–11) | 6 = Drug shop/Pharmacy | 134 | 10.1 |
7 = Private clinic | 408 | 30.9 | |
8 = Health unit government | 414 | 31.3 | |
9 = Health unit NGO | 48 | 3.6 | |
10 = Hospital government | 160 | 12.1 | |
11 = Hospital NGO | 54 | 4.1 | |
Did not access healthcare (12, 96) | 12 = Traditional healer | 25 | 1.9 |
96 = Other (specify) | 15 | 1.1 | |
| Â | Total | 1,321 | 100 |