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Table 2 Care seeking for chronic medical conditions among adult refugees and the host community

From: Prevalence, care-seeking, and health service utilization for non-communicable diseases among Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon

 

All conditions

Hypertension

Cardiovascular disease

Diabetes

Chronic respiratory disease

Arthritis

 

%

(95 % CI)

%

(95 % CI)

%

(95 % CI)

%

(95 % CI)

%

(95 % CI)

%

(95 % CI)

Ever sought care in Lebanon

Syrian refugees

n = 1079

n = 282

n = 149

n = 136

n = 220

n = 292

82.9

(80.3–85.3)

80.9

(75.2–85.5)

82.6

(74.8–88.3)

88.2

(81.8–92.6)

89.1

(84.1–92.6)

78.1

(73.0–82.4)

Host community

n = 717

n = 236

n = 136

n = 144

n = 83

n = 118

97.8

(96.3–98.7)

98.3

(95.6–99.4)

98.5

(94.3–99.6)

97.2

(92.9–98.9)

92.8

(84.7–96.7)

100.0

 

p-value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.004

0.256

<0.001

Most recent careseeking for condition

Syrian refugees

n = 895

n = 228

n = 123

n = 120

n = 196

n = 228

<1 month ago

29.7

(26.0–33.8)

32.5

(26.6–38.9)

18.7

(11.7–28.6)

37.5

(28.7–47.3)

36.2

(30.0–43.0)

23.2

(18.3–29.1)

1 month to <3 months ago

31.3

(27.9–34.9)

31.1

(25.2–37.8)

30.9

(22.4–40.9)

32.5

(24.5–41.7)

31.1

(24.7–38.4)

31.1

(25.4–37.6)

3 months to <6 months ago

15.8

(13.1–18.8)

16.2

(11.7–22.1)

22.8

(15.7–31.8)

10.8

(6.6–17.2)

14.8

(10.3–20.8)

14.9

(10.6–20.6)

6 months to <1 year ago

6.3

(4.9–8.0)

5.7

(3.2–9.8)

7.3

(4.0–13.2)

4.2

(1.8–9.6)

4.1

(2.1–7.8)

9.2

(6.1–13.7)

>1 year ago

17.0

(14.1–20.3)

14.5

(10.1–20.3)

20.3

(14.0–28.6)

15.0

(9.9–22.1)

13.8

(9.5–19.5)

21.5

(16.5–27.5)

Host community

n = 701

n = 232

n = 134

n = 140

n = 77

n = 118

<1 month ago

23.7

(20.2–27.5)

25.4

(20.5–31.1)

23.9

(17.9–31.1)

26.4

(19.7–34.5)

27.3

(17.6–39.8)

14.4

(8.8–22.8)

1 month to <3 months ago

33.0

(29.2–36.9)

30.6

(25.3–36.5)

31.3

(23.6–40.4)

41.4

(33.3–50.0)

33.8

(24.4–44.6)

28.8

(22.0–36.8)

3 months to <6 months ago

18.0

(15.2–21.1)

18.1

(13.7–23.6)

19.4

(14.0–26.3)

17.1

(11.6–24.6)

18.2

(11.0–28.5)

16.9

(10.4–26.4)

6 months to <1 year ago

8.6

(6.6–11.0)

10.3

(7.1–14.9)

9.7

(5.5–16.6)

5.0

(2.5–9.9)

10.4

(5.1–20.1)

6.8

(3.4–13.0)

>1 year ago

16.8

(13.8–20.4)

15.5

(11.1–21.2)

15.7

(11.1–21.6)

10.0

(5.9–16.4)

10.4

(5.3–19.4)

33.1

(24.8–42.5)

p-value

0.118

0.099

0.286

0.800

0.444

0.018

Most recent careseeking for condition was within the 3 months preceding survey

Syrian refugees

61.0

(56.9–64.9)

63.6

(56.4–70.2)

49.6

(39.4–59.8)

70.0

(61.2–77.5)

67.3

(60.2–73.8)

54.4

(47.9––60.7)

Host community

43.4

(39.2–47.6)

44.0

(37.5–50.7)

44.8

(36.4–53.5)

32.1

(25.0–40.2)

39.0

(28.3–50.8)

56.8

(47.6–65.6)

p-value

0.095

0.074

0.396

0.687

0.387

0.056

Facility type utilized for most recent careseeking for condition

  

Syrian refugees

n = 743

n = 195

n = 98

n = 102

n = 169

n = 179

PHCC

57.7

(53.2,62.1)

54.9

(47.6,61.9)

44.9

(36.0,54.1)

60.8

(50.7,70.1)

63.3

(55.3,70.6)

60.9

(53.9,67.5)

Private clinic

19.8

(16.9,23.0)

21.5

(16.6,27.5)

17.3

(11.5,25.2)

20.6

(13.7,29.7)

17.2

(12.1,23.8)

21.2

(15.9,27.8)

Pharmacy

9

(6.6,12.2)

9.2

(5.6,14.8)

7.1

(3.6,13.8)

9.8

(5.5,16.8)

8.3

(4.9,13.7)

10.1

(5.9,16.7)

Hospital

8.7

(6.6,11.4)

8.2

(5.1,12.9)

24.5

(17.4,33.3)

3.9

(1.5,9.9)

8.3

(4.9,13.7)

3.9

(1.9,7.9)

Other

4.7

(3.0,7.2)

6.2

(3.0,12.3)

6.1

(2.8,12.7)

4.9

(2.1,11.1)

3

(1.0,8.1)

3.9

(1.9,7.9)

Host community

n = 583

n = 196

n = 113

n = 126

n = 69

n = 79

PHCC

16.6

(13.2,20.8)

19.4

(14.3,25.7)

7.1

(3.6,13.5)

17.5

(12.1,24.5)

14.5

(7.5,26.0)

24.1

(16.2,34.2)

Private clinic

61.6

(55.6,67.3)

59.2

(51.0,66.9)

65.5

(54.8,74.8)

59.5

(51.2,67.3)

69.6

(57.9,79.1)

58.2

(47.6,68.2)

Pharmacy

2.7

(1.5,5.1)

2.6

(1.0,6.1)

1.8

(0.4,6.9)

6.3

(3.3,12.0)

0

 

1.3

(0.2,8.8)

Hospital

16.6

(12.9,21.2)

15.8

(11.4,21.6)

22.1

(14.7,31.9)

15.9

(10.7,22.8)

13

(7.1,22.8)

15.2

(8.9,24.7)

Other

2.4

(1.2,4.9)

3.1

(1.2,7.5)

3.5

(1.3,9.1)

0.8

(0.1,5.6)

2.9

(0.7,11.3)

1.3

(0.2,8.8)

p-value

<0.001

0.006

0.222

<0.001

0.001

0.002