Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and primary health institutions preference outcomes (N = 484)
Variables | N (% of 484) | Primary health institutions preference n (% of 428) | Non-primary health institution preference n (% of 56) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.932 | |||
Male | 179 (37.0) | 158 (32.6) | 21 (4.4) | |
Female | 305 (63.0) | 270 (55.8) | 35 (7.2) | |
Age | 0.038 | |||
< =55 | 156 (32.2) | 130 (26.9) | 26 (5.4) | |
55–65 | 204 (42.1) | 183 (37.8) | 21 (4.3) | |
> =65 | 124 (25.7) | 115 (23.8) | 9 (1.8) | |
Education | 0.083 | |||
Junior high school education and below | 469 (96.9) | 417 (86.2) | 52 (10.7) | |
Above junior high school education | 15 (3.1) | 11 (2.3) | 3 (0.8) | |
Insurance status | 0.114 | |||
No social health insurance | 39 (8.1) | 34 (7.0) | 5 (1.0) | |
New Cooperative Medical Scheme | 426 (88.0) | 380 (78.5) | 46 (9.5) | |
Other social health insurancea | 19 (3.9) | 14 (3.0) | 5 (1.0) | |
Self-rated physical health | 0.834 | |||
Well | 245 (50.6) | 217 (44.8) | 28 (5.8) | |
Moderate | 157 (32.4) | 140 (28.9) | 17 (3.5) | |
Poor | 82 (17.0) | 71 (14.7) | 11 (2.3) | |
The nearest health institutions | 0.004 | |||
Primary health institutions | 7 (1.45) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (0.8) | |
Non-primary health institution | 477 (98.55) | 425 (87.8) | 52 (10.6) | |
Satisfaction with disease prevention carrying out by village doctors | 0.002 | |||
Satisfaction | 462 (95.5) | 413 (85.3) | 49 (10.1) | |
Dissatisfaction | 22 (4.5) | 15 (3.1) | 7 (1.5) | |
Satisfaction with medical services carrying out by village doctors | 0.001 | |||
Satisfaction | 472 (97.5) | 421 (87.0) | 51 (10.5) | |
Dissatisfaction | 12 (2.5) | 7 (1.5) | 5 (1.0) | |
Trust in village doctors | 0.000 | |||
Trust | 471 (97.3) | 421 (87.0) | 50 (10.3) | |
Distrust | 13 (2.7) | 7 (1.5) | 6 (1.2) | |
Trust in doctors in township hospitals | 0.113 | |||
Trust | 346 (71.5) | 311 (64.3) | 35 (7.2) | |
Distrust | 138 (28.5) | 117 (24.2) | 21 (4.3) | |
Current status of hypertension management in primary health institutions | ||||
Knew that their hypertension treatment must be controlled by primary care institutions | 0.108 | |||
Yes | 239 (49.4) | 217 (44.8) | 22 (4.5) | |
No | 245 (50.6) | 211 (43.6) | 34 (7.1) | |
Received hypertension education from primary care physicians over the past 6 months | 0.152 | |||
Yes | 259 (53.5) | 224 (46.3) | 35 (7.2) | |
No | 225 (46.5) | 204 (42.2) | 21 (4.3) | |
Received telephone interviews from primary care physicians over the past 6 months | 0.409 | |||
Yes | 153 (31.6) | 138 (28.5) | 41 (8.5) | |
No | 331 (68.4) | 290 (59.9) | 15 (3.1) | |
Received family visits from primary care physicians over the past 6 months | 0.073 | |||
Yes | 164 (33.9) | 151 (31.2) | 43 (8.9) | |
No | 320 (66.1) | 277 (57.2) | 13 (2.7) | |
Being asked for return visits by primary care physicians over the past 6 months | 0.012 | |||
Yes | 249 (51.4) | 229 (47.3) | 20 (4.1) | |
No | 235 (48.6) | 199 (41.1) | 36 (7.5) | |