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Table 2 Utilization of PCEC

From: Factors associated with the utilization of primary care emergency centers in a Spanish region with high population dispersion: a mixed-methods study

 

In the last 12 months, have you used a PCEC for a problem or disease?

VARIABLES

Yes

No

Total

Individual variables

n

%

N

%

n

%

Sex

      

  - Female

118

(5.46)

2043

(94.54)

2161

(50.46)

  - Male

145

(6.84)

1976

(93.16)

2121

(49.52)

Age

      

  - 15–34 years old

112

(8.83)

1156

(91.17)

1268

(29.61)

  - 35–64 years old

101

(5.24)

1825

(94.76)

1926

(44.97)

  - 65 years old. and over

50

(4.60)

1038

(95.40)

1088

(25.40)

Reduction of regular activity

      

  - No

223

(5.77)

3645

(94.23)

3868

(90.31)

  - Yes

40

(9.66)

374

(90.34)

414

(9.67)

Self-rated health

      

  - Negative

94

(7.56)

1150

(92.44)

1244

(29.05)

  - Positive

169

(5.56)

2868

(94.44)

3037

(70.91)

Number of chronic conditions

      

  None

119

(5.64)

1992

(94.36)

2111

(49.29)

  1-2 conditions

100

(6.49)

1441

(93.51)

1541

(35.98)

  Over 2 conditions

44

(6.98)

586

(93.02)

630

(14.71)

SES

      

  - IV-V (low)

168

(7.52)

2066

(92.48)

2234

(52.16)

  - I-III (high)

95

(4.64)

1953

(95.36)

2048

(47.82)

Municipal-level variables

      

Emergency care centers

      

  - HES and PCEC

89

(4.26)

2001

(95.74)

2090

(48.80)

  - PCEC only

107

(11.24)

845

(88.76)

952

(22.23)

  - None

68

(5.48)

1173

(94.52)

1241

(28.98)

Average SES, tertiles

      

  - T1 (lowest)

110

(8.04)

1259

(91.96)

1369

(31.96)

  - T2

92

(5.95)

1454

(94.05)

1546

(36.10)

  - T3 (highest)

62

(4.53)

1307

(95.47)

1369

(31.96)

% Households without a vehicle, tertiles

      

  - T1 (up to 30%)

74

(4.97)

1414

(95.03)

1488

(34.74)

  - T2 (30-35%)

105

(7.68)

1262

(92.32)

1367

(31.92)

  - T3 (over 35%)

83

(5.82)

1343

(94.18)

1426

(33.29)

TOTAL

262

(6.12)

4019

(93.86)

4281

(100.00)

  1. Regional Health Survey of Castile and Leon, 2003.
  2. PCEC: Primary care emergency center; n: frecuency; SES: Socio-economic Status; HES: Hospital Emergency Services; T: tertiles.