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Table 3 Previous physician visit information

From: An assessment of public experiences and expectations with physicians: a cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan

Question

Frequency (%)

Have you visited a physician in the past 12 months as a patient?

Yes

258 (60.8)

No

166 (39.2)

What was the reason for your last visit? (N = 258)

Chronic Condition

66 (25.6)

Emergency

55 (21.3)

Acute Condition

133 (51.6)

Surgery

4 (1.6)

Which sector did your last hospital or clinic visit involve? (N = 258)

Public

45 (17.4)

Private

196 (76.0)

Semi-private

17 (6.6)

Which type of health centre did your last hospital visit involve?

Primary

115 (44.6)

Secondary

47 (18.2)

Tertiary

96 (37.2)

In your last visit, which type of healthcare practitioner do you think you went to? (N = 258)

Certified Physician

240 (93.0)

Non-Certified Physician

18(7.0)