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Table 2 Morbidity, healthcare availability, utilization and cost in the sampled population

From: Hardship financing of healthcare among rural poor in Orissa, India

 

Mean (± SE)a

Total health expenditure last year for household (PPP$)b

167.34 (± 5.14)

Distance to preferred hospital (in minutes)

52.48 (± 0.54)

Distance to preferred primary care practitioner (in minutes)

30.40 (± 0.40)

 

% of total

Household with chronic ill person

10.5

Household with hospitalization costs last year

23.5

Household with outpatient care costs last year

83.8

Household with maternity costs last year

14.4

Household with any healthcare costs last year

85.1

Hospital household usually goes to

 

   Private

6.3

   Public

93.7

Preferred primary care practitioner household usually goes to

 

   Traditional healer

36.6

   Government facility

50.4

   Unqualified private doctor (non-MBBS)c

7.6

   AYUSH practitionerd

3.2

   Qualified private doctor/specialist (MBBS)

2.2

  1. a SE = Standard Error.
  2. b Total health expenditure last year for household expressed in Purchasing Power Parity International Dollar.
  3. c Unqualified private doctor (non-MBBS) is a doctor practicing allopathic medicine without having a medical degree (Medical Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery).
  4. d AYUSH is the aggregate of all qualified systems of traditional medicines in India: Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy.