From: What effect do point of care fees have on childhood consultations in general practice?
Presenting Symptom (ICPC-2 category) | Fee paying (n = 1447) | Eligible for fee exemption (n = 1601) | P-value (Cramer’s V) |
---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | 565 (39%) | 616 (39%) | 0.75 (0.006) |
Skin | 233 (16%) | 291 (18%) | 0.13 (0.03) |
Digestive | 143 (10%) | 170 (11%) | 0.50 (0.01) |
General and unspecified | 136 (9%) | 141 (9%) | 0.57 (0.01) |
Ear | 97 (7%) | 79 (5%) | 0.04 (0.04) |
Musculoskeletal | 80 (6%) | 104 (7%) | 0.26 (0.02) |
Other | 193 (13%) | 200 (12%) | 0.49 (0.01) |