Health service access and utilization among Syrian refugees in Jordan

Table 1 Health care needs among adult Syrian Refugees in Jordan

	Survey total
	%	95 CI
Reason for needing health services^b	n = 1212
Injury	9.7	[8.2,11.5]
Infection/communicable disease^c	21.5	[19.3,23.9]
Chronic/non-communicable disease	21.1	[18.8,23.6]
Dental care	8.0	[6.5,9.8]
Skin problem	3.9	[2.9,5.3]
Emotional or mental health	1.5	[0.9,2.4]
Gastrointestinal	4.4	[3.3,5.9]
Renal	4.0	[2.9,5.3]
Eye problem	2.3	[1.6,3.2]
Obstetric/Gynecological	6.5	[5.2,8.1]
Joint Pain	5.1	[4.0,6.6]
Other	12.0	[10.2,14.0]
Timeframe when care was last needed^b
Less than two weeks ago	37.8	[34.8,40.8]
2 weeks to less than 1 month ago	23.8	[21.4,26.4]
1 month to less than 3 months ago	22.0	[19.7,24.5]
3 months to less than 6 months ago	9.3	[7.8,11.1]
6 months to less than 1 year ago	4.9	[3.8,6.3]
More than 1 year ago	2.1	[1.4,3.2]
Received care last time care was needed^b
Yes	86.1	[83.6,88.2]
No	13.9	[11.8,16.4]
Reason for deciding not to seek care^d	n = 169
Could not afford provider costs	64.5	[56.7,71.6]
No transportation/difficult to access	4.1	[2.0,8.3]
Could not afford transportation costs	1.8	[0.6,5.3]
Equipment or drugs are inadequate	5.3	[2.9,9.6]
Disliked treatment on previous visit(s)	3.0	[1.2,6.9]
Could not take time/other commitments	0.6	[0.1,4.1]
Did not know where to go	5.9	[3.4,10.2]
Not sick enough to seek care	6.5	[3.6,11.6]
Appointment scheduled/still waiting	5.3	[2.8,9.9]
Other	3.0	[1.3,6.8]

^aNo significant differences were observed for any indicators in the table in three way comparisons by region
^bAs percent of cases where it was reported that care was needed in Jordan
^cIncluding cough, cold, flu
^dAs percent of cases that did not seek care last time it was needed in Jordan

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