Table 3 Referrals by specialty required
| Â | Facility Level referred out from | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialist needed at referral | Health Center n (%) | District Hospital n (%) | Regional Hospital n (%) | Total n (%) |
Orthopedic surgeon | 3 (10.3) | 39 (13.9) | 69 (30.1) | 111 (21.0) |
Urologist | 1 (3.4) | 32 (4.6) | 33 (14.4) | 66 (12.5) |
Neurosurgeon | 0 (0.0) | 13 (4.6) | 25 (10.9) | 38 (7.2) |
Other specialist | 8 (27.6) | 22 (7.8) | 3 (1.3) | 33 (6.2) |
Oncologist | 2 (6.9) | 12 (4.3) | 15 (6.6) | 29 (5.5) |
Pediatrician | 1 (3.4) | 24 (8.5) | 4 (1.7) | 29 (5.5) |
General surgeon | 1 (3.4) | 12 (4.3) | 15 (6.6) | 28 (5.3) |
Obstetrician/Gynecologist | 1 (3.4) | 18 (6.4) | 4 (1.7) | 23 (4.3) |
Cardiologist | 1 (3.4) | 16 (5.7) | 4 (1.7) | 21 (4.0) |
Pediatric surgeon | 0 (0.0) | 8 (2.8) | 13 (5.7) | 21 (4.0) |
Other surgical specialist | 4 (13.8) | 12 (4.3) | 13 (5.7) | 19 (3.6) |
Otolaryngologist | 1 (3.4) | 9 (3.2) | 7 (3.1) | 17 (3.2) |
Gastroenterologist | 0 (0.0) | 10 (3.6) | 1 (0.4) | 11 (2.1) |
Physician | 1 (3.4) | (1.4) | 6 (2.6) | 11 (2.1) |
Anesthesiologist | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.5) | 2 (0.9) | 9 (1.7) |
Hematologist | 1 (3.4) | 5 (1.8) | 3 (1.3) | 9 (1.7) |
Neurologist | 2 (6.9) | 6 (2.1) | 1 (0.4) | 9 (1.7) |
Ophthalmologist | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.8) | 2 (0.9) | 7 (1.3) |
Intensivist | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.8) | 1 (0.4) | 6 (1.1) |
Dermatologist | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.3) | 5 (0.9) |
Infectious Disease specialist | 1 (3.4) | 4 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.9) |
Cardiothoracic surgeon | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.9) | 3 (0.6) |
Endocrinologist | 1 (3.4) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) |
Second surgeon opinion | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) |
Dental specialist (maxillofacial surgery) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.9) | 3 (0.6) |
Plastic surgeon | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) |
Psychiatrist | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
Thoracic surgeon | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
Missing data | 2 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
Nephrologist | 3 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
Physiotherapist | 4 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
Pulmonologist | 5 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
Total | 29 (100.0) | 281 (100.0) | 229 (100.0) | 529 (100.0) |