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Table 4 Type of Services Accessed by Patients

From: Insured clients out-of-pocket payments for health care under the national health insurance scheme in Ghana

Service Provision

Number

Percentage (%)

Services received at Facility

 Maternal-child

68

3.3

 Consultation

1583

76.6

 Laboratory

44

2.1

 Drugs

306

14.8

 ENT-Eye-tooth

32

1.6

 Hospital Admission

33

1.6

 Total

2066

100

Number of Drugs Prescribed Among those who consulted

 No drug prescribed

201

12.7

 One drug prescribed

247

15.6

 Two drugs prescribed

459

29.0

 Three drugs prescribed

408

25.8

 Four or More drugs prescribed

268

16.9

 Total

1583

100

Number of drugs prescribed and number received by clients with 2 or more drugs

 Received All 2 drugs prescribed

354

77.1

 Received All 3 drugs prescribed

365

79.5

 Received All 4 drugs prescribed

188

70.2

 Average of all drugs received

686

75.6