Reason for visit, cost of care, diagnostic indicators | Uninsured | Insured | Test statistic | P-value | ||
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Reason for visit | Number | % | Number | % | Pearson X 2 | |
Nature of illness | 81 | 31.2 | 19 | 14.1 | 107.037 | <0.001 |
Enrolled in CBIa | 4 | 1.5 | 52 | 38.5 | ||
Appreciation for health care provider’s quality of care | 61 | 23.5 | 29 | 21.5 | ||
Advice from friend/relative | 42 | 16.2 | 9 | 6.7 | ||
Close proximity | 27 | 10.4 | 12 | 8.9 | ||
Confidence in modern medicine | 39 | 15.0 | 14 | 10.4 | ||
Other | 6 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Days between onset of illness symptoms and seeking facility care | Number | % | Number | % | Pearson X 2 | |
0 | 19 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 21.056 | 0.277 |
1-2 | 109 | 0.4 | 59 | 0.4 | ||
3-5 | 87 | 0.3 | 48 | 0.4 | ||
5+ | 45 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.2 | ||
Health care provider who consulted the patient | Number | % | Number | % | Pearson X 2 | |
Head nurse | 40 | 15.4 | 14 | 10.4 | 2.4544 | 0.293 |
Other provider (auxiliary nurse, auxiliary midwife, etc.) | 219 | 84.2 | 121 | 89.6 | ||
Don’t know | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Cost of care (FCFA b ) | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | T-test | |
Cost of service fee | 119.4 | 102.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.464 | <0.001 |
Cost of medication/drugs | 1029.4 | 1065.7 | 18.1 | 148.8 | 10.964 | <0.001 |
Other (parking, etc.) | 6.5 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 2.065 | 0.0395 |
Total cost | 1149.4 | 1089.2 | 9.6 | 111.9 | 12.118 | <0.001 |
Consultation and diagnostic care (yes = 1, no = 0) | Number | % | Number | % | Z-test | |
Did the provider weigh the patient | 41 | 15.8% | 34 | 25.0% | 2.596 | 0.009 |
Did the provider take the temperature of the patient | 205 | 78.1% | 65 | 48.3% | 3.087 | 0.002 |
Did the provider use a stethoscope | 104 | 39.6% | 59 | 44.0% | 2.725 | 0.007 |
Did the provider examine the patient (touch stomach, ears, throat, etc.) | 125 | 47.7% | 65 | 48.5% | 2.029 | 0.043 |
Did the provider ask to see the patient’s health card | 210 | 80.0% | 30 | 22.3% | −3.986 | <0.001 |
Did the provider ask the patient about the history of the illness | 249 | 94.6% | 26 | 19.0% | −0.739 | 0.460 |
Did the provider ask about the patient’s symptoms | 249 | 94.6% | 20 | 14.8% | −1.469 | 0.143 |
Did the provider ask if treatment was taken before arrival at the facility | 167 | 63.5% | 62 | 46.2% | −1.223 | 0.222 |
Did the provider explain to the patient their illness | 57 | 21.5% | 44 | 32.4% | 2.376 | 0.018 |
Did the provider inform the patient about CBI enrollment/renewal | 21 | 8.1% | 23 | 17.0% | 1.985 | 0.048 |