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Table 5 Distribution of top 10 reasons for visit according to ICPC-2 by Health Center and age categories, 2004–2006

From: Comparison of primary health care services between urban and rural settings after the introduction of the first urban health centre in Vyronas, Greece

 

HCOV

HCNM

Reason for visit

Relative frequency (%)

Rank

Relative frequency (%)

Rank

 

Age group: 0–14

   

Cough

10.12

1

9.45

1

Throat symptom/complaint

8.72

2

8.34

2

Headache

7.70

3

5.56

6

Fever

7.65

4

7.45

3

Ear pain/earache

4.32

5

4.76

7

Skin rash localized

4.19

6

7.17

5

Muscle pain

4.12

7

7.23

4

Medical examination for school etc.

4.01

8

4.12

8

Abdominal pain epigastric

3.03

9

1.85

12

Urinary symptoms

1.89

10

0.65

13

Age group: 15–64

Cough

9.82

1

7.31

5

Headache

7.45

2

4.33

6

Back symptoms

6.23

3

10.12

1

Urinary symptoms

5.14

4

2.02

12

Fear of hypertension

5.12

5

2.81

11

Muscle pain

4.96

6

7.73

2

Skin rash localized

4.79

7

7.61

3

Chest symptom

4.12

8

4.31

7

Fear of endocrine disorder

3.56

9

2.92

9

Joint symptom

3.44

10

7.37

4

Age group: >= 65

Fear of hypertension

15.23

1

13.47

1

Chest symptom

8.92

2

8.41

5

Joint symptoms

8.76

3

11.56

2

Cough

7.54

4

8.38

6

Fever

6.79

5

7.22

7

Limited function/disability

6.20

6

9.92

3

Fear of endocrine disorder

5.78

7

6.13

8

Abdominal pain epigastric

5.54

8

2.23

12

Sleep disturbance

5.34

9

8.73

4

Shortness of breath/Dyspnoea

5.12

10

6.01

9