Table 2 Demographics of patients consulting the doctor for acute and chronic conditions, Tajikistan, 2016
Variables | Acute | Chronic | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of respondents | Â | 361 | (40%) | 539 | (60%) | 900 | (100%) |
Gender | Female | 270 | (75%) | 414 | (77%) | 684 | (76%) |
Male | 91 | (25%) | 125 | (23%) | 216 | (24%) | |
Median age | 35 | 50 | 45 | ||||
Median number of years of education | 9–11 | 9–11 | 9–11 | ||||
BBP | not covered | 99 | (27%) | 171 | (32%) | 270 | (30%) |
covered | 262 | (73%) | 368 | (68%) | 630 | (70%) | |
Region | Khatlon | 125 | (35%) | 291 | (54%) | 416 | (46%) |
RRS | 236 | (65%) | 248 | (46%) | 484 | (54%) | |
SES | 0–20% Poorest | 81 | (22%) | 147 | (27%) | 228 | (25%) |
20–40% Poor | 71 | (20%) | 133 | (25%) | 204 | (23%) | |
40–60% Middle | 69 | (19%) | 102 | (19%) | 171 | (19%) | |
60–80% Wealthy | 68 | (19%) | 91 | (17%) | 159 | (18%) | |
80–100% Most wealthy | 72 | (20%) | 64 | (12%) | 136 | (15%) | |
Median number of visits to a FD in the past 12 months | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||