Characteristics | Absolute frequency (percentages *) |
---|---|
Patients’ characteristics | |
 Age in years: mean (95% CI) | 42.8 (41.3–44.3) |
 Females | 8335 (59.6) |
 Finished secondary education | 9327 (72.0) |
 1st or 2nd wealth quintile | 5473 (28.7) |
 Have a chronic disease | 5206 (51.2) |
 Have insurance | 12,679 (92.2) |
Consultation’ characteristics | |
 Scheduled appointment for consultation | 8788 (66.3) |
 Came accompanied for consultation | 4466 (34.8) |
 The physician explained his/her health problem | 10,296 (77.7) |
Facility’ characteristics | |
 Health care level | |
  Level I | 2643 (29.1) |
  Level II | 8626 (36.1) |
  Level III | 2401 (34.8) |
 Health system | |
  MOH-RG | 6410 (44.9) |
  Social Security | 6081 (34.6) |
  Armed Forces and Police | 524 (8.8) |
  Private Sector | 655 (11.7) |
 Region | |
  Coast | 4206 (23.7) |
  Highlands | 5486 (18.5) |
  Jungle | 2706 (6.6) |
  Lima city | 1272 (51.3) |
Patient satisfied | 9198 (73.7) |