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Table 1 Patients background and characteristics

From: Provider performance in treating poor patients - factors influencing prescribing practices in lao PDR: a cross-sectional study

Description

Frequency

N = 828

%

Tracer conditions

  

1. Major injury or bone fracture

201

24

2. Hypertension

203

25

3. Post-delivery haemorrhage or Caesarean section

201

24

4. Pneumonia in children under five

223

27

Sex

  

Female

375

45

Male

453

55

Professions

  

1. Farmer

258

31

2. Civil servant

359

43

3. Private sector employee

124

15

4. Student

52

6.3

5. Others

27

3.3

Education

  

0. None

146

18

1. Primary school

266

32

2. Lower-secondary school

205

25

3. Upper-secondary school

174

21

4. University

15

1.8

Income/month

  

Median (min-max)

150 000 (4 000-4 000 000)

Income level 1: ≤100 000 LAK

291

36

Income level 2:101 000-200 000 LAK

217

27

Income level 3: ≥201 000 LAK

310

38