Table 4

Healthcare consultations by type of provider and household income group

Type of provider
Income groupCommune publicCommune privateState hospitalTotal
*Significantly different (p<0.05). †Significantly different (p<0.01). ‡Significantly different (p<0.05). §Significantly different (p<0.01). ¶Significantly different (p<0.05).
Poor
number of consultations28214055477
mean/person/year0.41*0.200.08†0.69§
(95% CI)(0.36 to 0.46)(0.16 to 0.24)(0.05 to 0.11)(0.62 to 0.76)
mean/person reporting illness/year1.170.580.23‡1.98¶
(95% CI)(1.03 to 1.31)(0.46 to 0.69)(0.15 to 0.31)(1.80 to 2.16)
Non-poor
number of consultations1426441247
mean/person/year0.56*0.250.16†0.96§
(95% CI)(0.45 to 0.67)(0.18 to 0.32)(0.11 to 0.21)(0.82 to 1.10)
mean/person reporting illness/year1.340.600.39‡2.32¶
(95% CI)(1.22 to 1.46)(0.52 to 0.68)(0.26 to 0.52)(2.06 to 2.58)
Total
number of consultations42420496724
mean/person/year0.450.220.100.76
(95% CI)(0.40 to 0.45)(0.19 to 0.25)(0.08 to 0.12)(0.69 to 0.83)
mean/person reporting illness/year1.220.590.282.09
(95% CI)(1.10 to 1.34)(0.50 to 0.68)(0.21 to 0.35)(1.94 to 2.24)