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Table 5 Reasons for unmet need for inpatient services (%), 2011–2015

From: Annual prevalence of unmet healthcare need in Thailand: evidence from national household surveys between 2011 and 2019

Reasons of unmet inpatient needs

2011

2013

2015

Inconvenient transportation

11.0

17.3

16.0

No time to seek care

16.4

29.6

14.9

long waiting time

na

6.2

13.1

Do not trust in providers

22.7

8.0

10.6

No companions to seek care

3.0

8.1

9.5

cannot afford treatment cost

6.1

7.3

7.5

beds not available

na

9.3

4.9

cannot afford transportation cost

0.7

2.3

4.4

Do not know which provider is available

5.9

0.6

No dental service provided in living area

5.0

na

na

Do not believe that treatment can solve health problems

10.9

na

na

Other reasons

18.3

11.7

18.6

  1. Note: data is missing for 2017 and 2019