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Table 2 Percentages of healthcare use by independent variables (unadjusted)

From: Inequity and benefit incidence analysis in healthcare use among Syrian refugees in Egypt

 

Outpatient visit, % (mean ± SD)

Inpatient admission, % (mean ± SD)

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

Total

0.31 ± 0.010

0.13 ± 0.008

0.18 ± 0.009

0.09 ± 0.007

0.07 ± 0.006

0.02 ± 0.003

Age

 0–5 years

0.24 ± 0.03

0.09 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

 6–17 years

0.16 ± 0.02

0.06 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.00

 18–34 years

0.25 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.01

0.15 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.02***

0.13 ± 0.01***

0.03 ± 0.01**

 35–64 years

0.48 ± 0.02***

0.22 ± 0.02***

0.27 ± 0.02***

0.09 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.00

 > 65 years

0.84 ± 0.06***

0.46 ± 0.08***

0.38 ± 0.08***

0.18 ± 0.06*

0.13 ± 0.05

0.05 ± 0.04

Gender

 Female

0.34 ± 0.02***

0.13 ± 0.01**

0.21 ± 0.01**

0.13 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01

 Male

0.25 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.00

Self/reported diseases

 Disability

0.36 ± 0.06

0.16 ± 0.05

0.20 ± 0.05

0.09 ± 0.04

0.05 ± 0.03

0.05 ± 0.03

 NCD

0.75 ± 0.02***

0.33 ± 0.02***

0.42 ± 0.03***

0.14 ± 0.02**

0.11 ± 0.02**

0.03 ± 0.01

Residence

 Rural

0.33 ± 0.03

0.14 ± 0.02

0.19 ± 0.03

0.11 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.02

0.02 ± 0.01

 Urban

0.28 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.00

Employment

 Unemployed

0.33 ± 0.02***

0.16 ± 0.01***

0.17 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.00

 Employed

0.25 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01*

Living standards—equivalized per capita consumption (quintiles)

 Poorest

0.23 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.02

0.08 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

 2

0.29 ± 0.02

0.13 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

 3

0.31 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.02

0. ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.02

0.07 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01

 4

0.28 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.02

0.18 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.01

 Richest

0.36 ± 0.02*

0.11 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.02***

0.10 ± 0.02

0.07 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

  1. Pearson’s chi-square test
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001