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Table 1 General characteristics from Peruvian ambulatory care facilities’ users

From: Association of waiting and consultation time with patient satisfaction: secondary-data analysis of a national survey in Peruvian ambulatory care facilities

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)

  1. *Weights and design effect of the survey’s complex sampling were included to calculate percentages
  2. CI Confidence Interval, MOH-RG Ministry of Health and Regional Governments