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Table 3 Accessibility and payment for health services and general satisfaction with health system services [percent, (n)] by sex and urban-rural areas in Mongolia, 2017-2018

From: Disparities in outpatient and inpatient utilization by rural-urban areas among older Mongolians based on a modified WHO-SAGE instrument

 

Sex

Residence

Male

Female

Rural

Urban - ger

Urban - apartment

Outpatient service use

     

Travel mode

     

Private vehicle

34.2 (53)

22.6 (75)

37.7 (86)

15.3 (17)

16.9 (25)

Public Transport

48.4 (75)

60.5 (201)

42.1 (96)

63.9 (71)

73.7 (109)

Taxi

7.7 (12)

4.5 (15)

5.3 (12)

11.7 (13)

6.1 (9)

Walk

9.7 (15)

12.4 (41)

14.9 (34)

9.0 (10)

3.4 (5)

Travel time

     

<1 hour

86.9 (140)

87.9 (312)

82.1 (197)

94.2 (113)

91.0 (142)

≥1 hour

13.0 (21)

21.1 (43)

17.9 (43)

5.8 (7)

9.0 (14)

Payment

     

Self or spouse

11.4 (18)

7.4 (26)

11.9 (27)

6.6 (8)

5.6 (9)

Son/daughter or other family

4.4 (7)

2.9 (10)

3.1 (7)

3.3 (4)

3.7 (6)

Insurance

6.3 (10)

4.3 (15)

10.2 (23)

0.8 (1)

0.6 (1)

Free

77.9 (123)

85.4 (299)

74.8 (169)

89.3 (108)

90.1 (145)

Inpatient service use

     

Travel mode

     

Private vehicle

51.8 (72)

45.9 (117)

54.2 (109)

40.0 (40)

43.0 (40)

Public Transport

9.4 (13)

14.1 (36)

6.5 (13)

22.0 (22)

15.1 (14)

Taxi

14.4 (20)

20.8 (53)

13.4 (27)

25.0 (25)

22.6 (21)

Walk

21.6 (30)

15.3 (39)

22.9 (46)

2.0 (2)

6.5 (6)

Ambulance

2.9 (2)

3.9 (10)

3.0 (6)

11.0 (11)

12.9 (12)

Travel time

     

<1 hour

79.4 (108)

73.5 (186)

71.5 (143)

78.4 (76)

81.5 (75)

≥1 hour

20.6 (28)

26.5 (67)

28.5 (57)

21.7 (21)

18.5 (17)

Payment

     

Self or spouse

20.0 (28)

17.5 (45)

23.0 (47)

12.0 (12)

15.0 (14)

Son/daughter or other family

2.9 (4)

8.2 (21)

4.9 (10)

7.0 (7)

8.6 (8)

Insurance

7.1 (10)

6.6 (17)

9.3 (19)

6.0 (6)

2.2 (2)

Free

70.0 (98)

67.7 (174)

62.7 (128)

75.0 (75)

74.2 (69)

General satisfaction with health system services

     

Satisfied/very satisfied

71.3 (271)

67.4 (401)

75.9 (363)

61.2 (156)

63.2 (153)

Neither

21.3 (81)

24.0 (143)

21.1 (101)

25.9 (66)

23.6 (57)

Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied

7.4 (28)

8.6 (51)

2.9 (14)

12.9 (9)

13.2 (32)

Service involvement of patient in decision-making

     

Satisfied/very satisfied

46.8 (178)

46.1 (274)

50.2 (240)

43.5 (111)

41.7 (101)

Neither

39.2 (149)

38.5 (229)

43.1 (207)

34.5 (88)

34.3 (83)

Dissatisfied/very dissatisfied

13.9 (53)

15.5 (92)

6.5 (31)

21.9 (56)

23.9 (58)