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

Table 4 Main characteristics of adjusted* samples of HCOV and HCNM

Department used
	HCOV		HCNM
	N	%	N	%	p-value
Chronic diseases – Follow up	3099	52.51%	3791	64.23%
Emergency Room	1255	21.26%	1049	17.78%
Pediatric Clinic	784	13.29%	562	9.53%
Vaccinations	432	7.32%	379	6.43%	<0.001
Home visits	332	5.62%	120	2.03%
Total	5902	100.00%	5902	100.00%
Referral rate
Referrals to secondary or tertiary care hospitals	142	2.41%	368	6.23%	<0.001
Contacts per patient per year
Contacts per patient per year (ratio)	3.04		1.67		<0.001
Top 5 reasons for visit (ICPC-2)
	Relative frequency (%)	Rank	Relative frequency (%)	Rank
Cough	10.04	1	7.16	1
Fear of hypertension	9.32	2	6.89	2
Headache	6.73	3	4.26	6
Fever	5.38	4	6.42	3
Chest symptom	5.14	5	5.62	4
Top 5 reasons for choosing PHC unit
	Relative frequency (%)	Rank	Relative frequency (%)	Rank
It is close to my home	52.67	1	34.21	2
Was satisfied of previous visit	51.47	2	23.45	4
Low time to wait	25.49	3	10.46	7
It is free	23.56	4	24.62	3
It was the only one open around	13.62	5	40.57	1

* Adjusted for gender, age, financial income, educational status, marital status and nationality.

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