From: Socioeconomic inequalities in the use of medical consultation services in Peru, 2019
Use of medical consultation | ||||||
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Characteristics | No (n = 39,933) | Yes (n = 12,782) | ||||
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | p value* | ||||
Overall | 74.6 (73.9 − 75.2) | 25.4 (24.8 − 26.1) | ||||
Age group (in years) | ||||||
18–29 | 81.6 (80.5–82.7) | 18.4 (17.3–19.5) | < 0.001 | |||
30–59 | 76.3 (75.5–77.0) | 23.7 (23.0-24.5) | ||||
60 or older | 65.7 (64.5–66.9) | 34.3 (33.1–35.5) | ||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 77.8 (77.0-78.6) | 22.2 (21.4–23.0) | < 0.001 | |||
Female | 72.1 (71.3–72.9) | 27.9 (27.1–28.7) | ||||
Mother tongue | ||||||
Non-native | 73.4 (72.7–74.1) | 26.6 (25.9–27.3) | < 0.001 | |||
Native | 78.4 (77.2–79.6) | 21.6 (20.4–22.8) | ||||
Educational level | ||||||
Up to primary | 76.1 (75.1–77.0) | 23.9 (23.0-24.9) | < 0.001 | |||
Secondary | 75.9 (74.9–77.0) | 24.1 (23.0-25.1) | ||||
Higher | 71.2 (70.1–72.3) | 28.8 (27.7–29.9) | ||||
Chronic disease or discomfort | ||||||
No | 83.7 (82.9–84.5) | 16.3 (15.5–17.1) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 68.4 (67.6–69.2) | 31.6 (30.8–32.4) | ||||
Presence of any permanent limitation or difficulty | ||||||
No | 75.3 (74.7–75.9) | 24.7 (24.1–25.3) | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 65.8 (63.6–68.0) | 34.2 (32.0-36.4) | ||||
Geographic region | ||||||
Coast | 69.2 (68.2–70.2) | 30.8 (29.8–31.8) | < 0.001 | |||
Highlands | 81.2 (80.3–82.1) | 18.8 (17.9–19.7) | ||||
Jungle | 80.1 (78.9–81.2) | 19.9 (18.8–21.1) | ||||
Area of residence | ||||||
Rural | 85.0 (84.2–85.7) | 15.0 (14.3–15.8) | < 0.001 | |||
Urban | 71.6 (70.8–72.3) | 28.4 (27.7–29.2) | ||||
Health insurance | ||||||
No | 85.8 (84.8–86.7) | 14.2 (13.3–15.2) | < 0.001 | |||
Seguro Integral de Salud | 77.2 (76.4–78.0) | 22.8 (22.0-23.6) | ||||
Others** | 61.0 (59.8–62.2) | 39.0 (37.8–40.2) | ||||
Wealth quintile | ||||||
I (Poorest) | 87.1 (86.2–88.0) | 12.9 (12.0-13.8) | < 0.001 | |||
II | 78.9 (77.7–80.0) | 21.1 (20.0-22.3) | ||||
III | 74.0 (72.8–75.2) | 26.0 (24.8–27.2) | ||||
IV | 70.0 (68.6–71.3) | 30.0 (28.7–31.4) | ||||
V (Richest) | 60.5 (58.8–62.1) | 39.5 (37.9–41.2) |