Table 5 Impact of physician distribution on choice of healthcare provider
PHCs | county/district hospitals | Municipal hospitals and above | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RRR (95%CI) | p value | RRR (95%CI) | p value | RRR (95%CI) | p value | |
All | ||||||
Physicians in PHCs | 2.14 (1.52–3.03) | <0.001 | 0.31 (0.20–0.48) | <0.001 | 0.69 (0.32–1.46) | 0.331 |
Physicians in hospitals | 1.15 (1.03, 1.28) | 0.012 | 1.31 (1.16, 1.49) | <0.001 | 1.36 (1.15, 1.60) | <0.001 |
Rural | ||||||
Physicians in PHCs | 3.63 (2.64, 4.98) | <0.001 | 1.68 (1.15, 2.45) | 0.007 | 0.23 (0.13, 0.40) | <0.001 |
Physicians in hospitals | 1.09 (0.94–1.26) | 0.256 | 1.21 (1.06–1.39) | 0.005 | 1.03 (0.90–1.19) | 0.625 |
Urban | ||||||
Physicians in PHCs | 1.22 (0.93–1.62) | 0.152 | 0.86 (0.65–1.14) | 0.207 | 1.74 (1.34–2.26) | <0.001 |
Physicians in hospitals | 1.21 (1.08–1.36) | 0.001 | 2.22 (1.94–2.53) | <0.001 | 2.22 (1.78–2.78) | <0.001 |
East | ||||||
Physicians in PHCs | 1.83 (1.33–2.53) | <0.001 | 0.47 (0.32–0.69) | <0.001 | 0.29 (0.16–0.53) | <0.001 |
Physicians in hospitals | 1.25 (1.14–1.38) | <0.001 | 1.75 (1.57–1.94) | <0.001 | 2.12 (1.84–2.45) | <0.001 |
Central | ||||||
Physicians in PHCs | 1.80 (0.97–3.37) | 0.063 | 0.78 (0.39–1.58) | 0.499 | 0.03 (0.01–0.11) | <0.001 |
Physicians in hospitals | 1.11 (0.97–1.29) | 0.114 | 1.42 (1.21–1.66) | <0.001 | 1.09 (0.91–1.30) | 0.352 |
West | ||||||
Physicians in PHCs | 5.31 (3.57–7.90) | <0.001 | 4.00 (2.45–6.53) | <0.001 | 1.92 (0.80–4.60) | 0.142 |
Physicians in hospitals | 1.04 (0.85–1.27) | 0.720 | 1.46 (1.16–1.83) | 0.001 | 1.49 (1.11–2.01) | 0.008 |