Table 3 Prevalence (Likelihood) of the use of Health services during the last episode of illness by primary care doctor choice groups
From: Having a family doctor was associated with lower utilization of hospital-based health services
Last episode of illness | Total | RFD | ORD | NRD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 3148) | (n = 1150) | (n = 746) | (n = 1157) | |
Had consulted any doctors (%)*†‡ | 71.7 | 80.2 | 74.7 | 60.8 |
 ▪ Had used any Western doctor (%)*†‡ | 65.4 | 77.6 | 68.1 | 51.3 |
 -- Consulted family doctor (%)*†‡ | 30.2 | 67.0 | 10.6 | 7.0 |
 -- Consulted regular PC doctor who is not a family doctor (%)†‡ | 27.5 | 16.8 | 54.7 | 19.4 |
 -- Consulted other doctors (%)*†| 19.7 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 29.0 |
 ▪ Consulted Chinese medicine practitioner (%) | 12.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 10.6 |
 ▪ Visited emergency service (%)*‡ | 7.3 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 9.6 |
 ▪ Admitted to the hospital (%)*‡ | 3.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |