Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample and their health encounters
Outpatient | Inpatient/ Delivery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Characteristics of the study sample (n = 7878) | ||||
Total | 6724 | 85.3 | 1154 | 14.6 |
Age | ||||
0 to 5 years | 1226 | 18.2 | 76 | 6.6 |
6 to 20 years | 1632 | 24.3 | 143 | 12.4 |
21 to 40 years | 1415 | 21.1 | 547 | 47.4 |
41 to 60 years | 1701 | 25.3 | 248 | 21.5 |
> 60 years | 749 | 11.1 | 140 | 12.1 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 2950 | 43.9 | 358 | 31 |
Female | 3774 | 56.1 | 797 | 69 |
Household wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 1097 | 16.3 | 145 | 12.5 |
Poorer | 1194 | 17.8 | 165 | 14.3 |
Middle | 1408 | 20.9 | 232 | 20.1 |
Richer | 1513 | 22.5 | 287 | 24.8 |
Richest | 1512 | 22.5 | 327 | 28.3 |
Province | ||||
Punjab | 3300 | 49.1 | 665 | 57.6 |
Sindh | 2384 | 35.5 | 252 | 21.8 |
KP | 827 | 12.3 | 198 | 17.1 |
Balochistan | 214 | 3.2 | 39 | 3.4 |
Region | ||||
Urban | 2567 | 38.2 | 355 | 30.7 |
Rural | 4157 | 61.8 | 800 | 69.3 |
Household size | ||||
1 to 4 | 1490 | 22.2 | 206 | 17.8 |
5 to 8 | 3688 | 54.9 | 604 | 52.3 |
9 to 12 | 1171 | 17.4 | 247 | 21.4 |
13+ | 375 | 5.6 | 98 | 8.5 |
Characteristics of healthcare encounters (n = 7969) | ||||
Total | 6770 | 85.9 | 1199 | 15 |
Type of illness | ||||
Communicable | 1108 | 16.4 | 150 | 12.5 |
Accident/Injury | 112 | 1.7 | 71 | 5.9 |
Chronic | 1705 | 25.2 | 237 | 19.8 |
Childbirth | N/A | 450 | 37.5 | |
Other female reproductive health concerns | 319 | 4.7 | 55 | 4.6 |
Other | 3525 | 52.1 | 237 | 19.7 |
Sector of care | ||||
Public | 1043 | 15.4 | 378 | 31.5 |
Private | 5728 | 84.6 | 821 | 68.5 |