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Table 1 Description of outcome variables by the EG/non-EG groups and years

From: The impact of economic growth on health care utilization: a longitudinal study in rural Vietnam

 

EG

Non EG

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

2003

HCE as % of total expenditure (%)

5.486

10.873

5.360

10.494

Number of self-treatment (#)

6.593

4.983

6.712

4.962

Number of go-to-pharmacy (#)

1.181

1.844

1.103

1.775

Number of private health care utilizations (#)

1.959

2.295

1.992

2.269

Number of CHS utilizations (#)

0.453

1.150

0.414

1.088

Number of DH utilizations (#)

0.326

0.785

0.304

0.715

Number of P/CH utilizations (#)

0.132

0.450

0.130

0.436

Total number of utilizations (#)

10.644

7.661

10.655

7.422

2005

HCE as % of total expenditure (%)

4.938

10.301

5.558

12.056

Number of self-treatment (#)

5.607

4.128

5.575

4.208

Number of go-to-pharmacy (#)

1.150

1.922

1.045

1.862

Number of private health care utilizations (#)

1.774

2.217

1.757

2.121

Number of CHS utilizations (#)

0.460

1.080

0.395

0.976

Number of DH utilizations (#)

0.342

0.825

0.326

0.741

Number of P/CH utilizations (#)

0.121

0.424

0.130

0.451

Total number of utilizations (#)

9.450

6.635

9.227

6.609

2007

HCE as % of total expenditure (%)

4.888

10.450

5.455

11.454

Number of self-treatment (#)

5.806

4.080

5.606

3.993

Number of go-to-pharmacy (#)

1.356

1.967

1.345

2.005

Number of private health care utilizations (#)

1.789

2.215

1.675

2.148

Number of CHS utilizations (#)

0.475

1.107

0.399

1.011

Number of DH utilizations (#)

0.587

1.146

0.584

1.187

Number of P/CH utilizations (#)

0.155

0.477

0.144

0.463

Total number of utilizations (#)

10.168

6.943

9.754

6.869

  1. EG Economic Group, HCE Health Care Expenditure, CHS Commune Health Station, DH district hospital, P/CH Province/Center Hospital.