Table 1 Outpatient episodes handled by different types of providers
From: Comparing the average cost of outpatient care of public and for-profit private providers in India
Type of Provider | Share in utilisation of outpatient care (%) (N = 809 episodes) |
|---|---|
Public Providers: | |
 CHWs | 17.8 |
 SHC | 4.9 |
 PHC | 9.6 |
 CHC | 5.3 |
 DH | 1.7 |
All Public Providers | 39.3 |
Formal For-Profit Providers: | |
 Private Hospital | 8.5 |
 Private Clinic | 14.4 |
All Formal For-Profit Providers | 22.9 |
Informal Private Providers: | |
 Private Pharmacy | 3.4 |
 Informal Allopathic Providers | 32.8 |
 Traditional healers | 1.7 |
All Informal Private Providers | 37.9 |