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Table 5 Hospitalizations in Jordan among Syrian Refugees

From: Health service access and utilization among Syrian refugees in Jordan

  

Survey total (n = 1550)

By region

By sector

  

North (n = 728)

Central (n = 745)

South (n = 77)

Public (n = 223)

Private (n = 81)

Charity (n = 24)

  

Point

[95 CI]

Point

[95 CI]

Point

[95 CI]

Point

[95 CI]

Point

[95 CI]

Point

[95 CI]

Point

[95 CI]

Households with any hospitalizations in the past year (%)

21.2

[18.9,23.6]

20.3

[17.0,24.1]

21.6

[18.7,24.9]

24.7

[14.7,38.4]

 

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 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.841

      

Number of hospitalizations in Jordan in the past six months

Median

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

  

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Mean

2.0

[1.7,2.3]

1.9

[1.5,2.2]

2.1

[1.7,2.5]

2.1

[0.8,3.4]

 

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 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.433

      

Reason for most recent hospitalizationa

n = 328

n = 148

n = 161

n = 19

n = 223

n = 81

n = 24

 Injury

 

20.7

[16.7,25.5]

22.3

[16.2,29.9]

19.3

[14.0,25.9]

21.1

[7.9,45.4]

20.2

[15.4,26.0]

19.8

[12.0,30.8]

29.2

[15.2,48.6]

 Cardiovascular

 

13.7

[10.4,17.8]

13.5

[8.7,20.5]

14.3

[9.8,20.3]

10.5

[4.8,21.5]

14.8

[10.7,20.2]

12.3

[7.1,20.7]

8.3

[2.2,27.3]

 Respiratory

 

12.2

[8.9,16.6]

16.2

[10.5,24.2]

7.5

[4.4,12.3]

21.1

[11.9,34.5]

14.8

[10.3,20.8]

4.9

[1.8,12.6]

12.5

[3.9,33.2]

 Digestive

 

7.0

[4.6,10.6]

8.1

[4.5,14.2]

6.8

[3.7,12.2]

0

 

5.8

[3.3,10.2]

8.6

[4.3,16.8]

12.5

[3.9,33.2]

 Genitourinary

 

7.0

[4.7,10.3]

8.1

[4.6,13.8]

6.2

[3.4,11.0]

5.3

[1.0,24.3]

7.2

[4.4,11.5]

7.4

[3.2,16.3]

4.2

[0.6,23.4]

 Infection or other acute illness

7.0

[4.6,10.5]

5.4

[2.3,11.9]

8.7

[5.4,13.7]

5.3

[1.1,21.8]

7.6

[4.6,12.4]

7.4

[3.5,15.2]

0

 

 Cancer/neoplasm

 

3.4

[1.9,6.0]

2.7

[1.0,7.0]

3.1

[1.3,7.3]

10.5

[2.8,32.7]

2.7

[1.2,5.9]

6.2

[2.5,14.5]

0

 

 Other

 

29.0

[23.9,34.6]

23.6

[17.5,31.1]

34.2

[26.5,42.8]

26.3

[12.1,48.1]

26.9

[21.4,33.2]

33.3

[23.0,45.5]

33.3

[18.3,52.8]

 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.334

      

Location of most recent hospitalizationa

              

 Public hospital

 

68.0

[61.7,73.7]

77.7

[70.6,83.5]

56.5

[47.5,65.1]

89.5

[71.4,96.7]

 

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 Private hospital

 

24.7

[19.7,30.4]

18.9

[13.6,25.7]

31.7

[23.9,40.7]

10.5

[3.3,28.6]

 

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 Charity/NGO hospital

 

7.3

[4.9,10.9]

3.4

[1.5,7.5]

11.8

[7.5,18.0]

0

  

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 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.006

 

Reason for selecting hospitala

               

 Affordable cost

 

41.8

[36.2,47.5]

37.2

[28.8,46.4]

45.3

[37.6,53.3]

47.4

[33.2,62.0]

42.2

[35.7,48.9]

32.1

[22.5,43.4]

70.8

[48.8,86.1]

 Emergency

 

25.6

[21.1,30.7]

25.0

[18.3,33.2]

24.8

[19.1,31.7]

36.8

[21.2,55.8]

27.4

[21.8,33.8]

23.5

[14.7,35.3]

16.7

[6.2,37.9]

 Referred by doctor

 

14.0

[10.3,18.8]

21.6

[15.3,29.6]

8.1

[4.4,14.5]

5.3

[0.7,29.1]

16.1

[11.4,22.4]

11.1

[5.5,21.1]

4.2

[0.6,25.1]

 Close to place of residence

 

9.5

[6.6,13.3]

8.8

[5.1,14.7]

10.6

[6.4,16.9]

5.3

[1.1,21.8]

10.8

[7.2,15.8]

7.4

[3.1,16.9]

4.2

[0.6,25.1]

 Like staff/treatment quality

 

4.6

[2.7,7.6]

4.1

[1.6,9.9]

5.0

[2.6,9.2]

5.3

[0.7,29.1]

1.3

[0.4,4.1]

13.6

[7.8,22.5]

4.2

[0.6,25.1]

 Other

 

4.6

[2.7,7.8]

3.4

[1.5,7.5]

6.2

[3.1,12.1]

0

 

2.2

[0.9,5.3]

12.3

[6.8,21.4]

0

 

 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.243

Three-way sectoral comparison p < 0.001

Hospitalization length (days)

Median

2

 

3

 

2

 

2

 

2

 

2

 

3

 

Mean

5.9

[4.5,7.2]

6.6

[4.2,9.1]

5.4

[4.0,6.9]

3.2

[1.5,4.8]

5.1

[3.7,6.5]

7.4

[3.7,11.1]

7.5

[3.4,11.5]

 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.179

Three-way sectoral comparison p = 0.140

Paid for hospitalizationa

22.3

[17.6,27.7]

14.9

[9.8,21.9]

31.1

[24.2,38.9]

5.3

[0.7,29.1]

15.7

[11.1,21.8]

40.7

[30.1,52.3]

20.8

[9.0,41.2]

 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.007

Three-way sectoral comparison p < 0.001

Cost to household for visit (US Dollars)

Median

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Mean

82.0

[53.9,110.2]

59.6

[21.0,98.2]

110.9

[68.3,153.5]

12.0

[−10.7,34.7]

37.5

[17.7,57.3]

207.0

[118.3,295.6]

74.2

[0,193.1]

 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.440

Three-way sectoral comparison p < 0.006

Cost to household for visit (US Dollars)b

Median

171

 

181

 

171

 

228

 

114

 

285

 

57

 

Mean

368.6

[276.7,460.4]

400.9

[210.7,591.1]

357.2

[253.3,461.0]

228.0

[228.0,228.0]

238.8

[148.3,329.4]

508.0

[346.6,669.4]

356.4

[0,848.7]

 Statistical significance

   

Three-way regional comparison p = 0.248

Three-way sectoral comparison p < 0.001

  1. aAs percent of households with a hospitalization in Jordan in the past six months
  2. bAmong households that paid for hospitalization