Table 2 Service and population coverage – Percent distribution or mean (SD) of individuals in sampled areas
Service and population coverage | Study areas | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Equateur | Kasai-Occidental /Oriental | Maniema /Orientale | ||
Sought outpatient care | ||||
All types of care | 78.0% | 62.9% | 65.8% | 65.6% |
Number of outpatient visits | ||||
Charged visits, per household | 1.5 (0.0) | 1.7 (0.0) | 1.6 (0.0) | 1.6 (0.0) |
Charged visits, per capita | 0.7 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.0) | 0.6 (0.0) |
Free-of-charge visits, per capita | 0.3 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.0) |
Any, per capita | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (0.0) |
Outpatient visits, any | ||||
1 visit, per household | 61.0% | 55.3% | 53.3% | 55.5% |
2 to 9 visits, per household | 39.0% | 44.7% | 46.7% | 44.5% |
1 visit, per capita | 98.1% | 99.3% | 97.2% | 98.5% |
2 to 3 visits, per capita | 1.9% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
Primary use of care | ||||
Public medical sector | 76.6% | 59.5% | 59.1% | 61.9% |
Private medical sector | 8.1% | 27.3% | 34.4% | 26.6% |
Other source | 15.2% | 13.2% | 6.6% | 11.5% |
Type of facility: Public medical sector | ||||
General Reference hospital | 36.8% | 63.9% | 47.5% | 55.8% |
Health centre | 49.3% | 30.9% | 9.2% | 26.8% |
Reference health center | 11.0% | 0.2% | 32.3% | 10.9% |
Secondary hospital | 0.6% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
Health post | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.5% |
Type of facility: Private sector | ||||
Hospital/private clinic | 0.6% | 3.0% | 7.8% | 4.1% |
Specialised clinic | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% |
Other private sector | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Satisfaction with care received | ||||
with provider skill | 65.1% | 47.1% | 55.8% | 51.8% |
with waiting time | 56.3% | 46.8% | 54.4% | 50.2% |
with provider explanation | 45.6% | 33.8% | 41.3% | 37.4% |
with health facility equipment | 47.3% | 28.6% | 36.5% | 33.2% |
with drug supply | 46.2% | 20.6% | 16.6% | 22.5% |
with all five items | 28.4% | 10.9% | 6.7% | 11.8% |
Health insurance coverage | ||||
Any type of insurance, of which: | 3.8% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
Mutual health organization | 87.9% | 14.3% | 41.0% | 58.4% |
Employer-offered plan | 12.1% | 72.3% | 58.7% | 39.5% |
Other commercial plan | 0.0% | 13.4% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
None | 96.2% | 99.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% |
Top reasons for delaying care | ||||
Financial constraints | 76.7% | 76.4% | 44.0% | 65.9% |
Self-medication | 11.7% | 17.8% | 3.1% | 12.3% |
Distance to facility | 1.8% | 0.0% | 34.2% | 11.4% |