Table 2 Self-reported morbidity and access to health in North Korea
From: Health and healthcare in North Korea: a retrospective study among defectors
Crude | Adjusted | |
|---|---|---|
Freq (%) | % [95% CI] | |
Morbidity | ||
Illness within 1 year before displacement | 227 (62.9) | 62.4 [55.9,68.7] |
Life threatening illness without healthcarea | 158 (42.4) | 40.1 [34.6,45.9] |
Life threatening due to severe colda | 120 (32.2) | 33.0 [26 to 39.8] |
Access to healthcare | ||
Health service, last illness episode | 206 (57.7) | 55.1 [47.7,63.7] |
Health service, free of charge (formal sector) | 149 (43.7) | 37.8 [30.6,45.6] |
Health service, bribed (formal sector) | 116 (33.8) | 31.9 [25.5,38.9] |