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Table 2 Patients self-reported reason for choice of each hospital in 2017 and 2019 (%)

From: Predictors of patients’ choice of hospitals under universal health coverage: a case study of the Nicaraguan capital

Hospitals

Distance

Quality of service

Always came here

Recommend by Friend / family

Referred by another medical centre

Have a friend / family who works here

 

2017

2019

2017

2019

2017

2019

2017

2019

2017

2019

2017

2019

H1

2.66

1.82

3.46

1.3

30.05

0.78

2.39

0.78

59.84

92.45

1.6

2.86

H2

8.83

4.48

40.52

51.99

8.31

13.43

1.56

3.48

39.48

25.12

1.3

1.49

H3

0.26

2.94

47.23

52.7

3.43

1.23

0.79

3.68

46.17

37.25

2.11

2.21

H4

27.04

38.01

26.02

19.85

14.8

4.84

1.79

0.24

27.55

35.84

2.81

1.21

H5

0

0

50.14

14.48

2.45

0

0.27

4.56

46.32

80.7

0.82

0.27

HFV

25.92

39.61

9.05

10.76

13.2

1.47

Total (overall facilities)

7.95

12.56

33.39

30.43

11.85

4.98

1.37

3.93

43.71

46.5

1.74

1.59