From: Health service access and utilization among Syrian refugees in Jordan
Survey total (n = 1550) | By region | By sector | |||||||||||||
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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] | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||||
Statistical significance | Three-way regional comparison p = 0.841 | ||||||||||||||
Number of hospitalizations in Jordan in the past six months | Median | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |||||||
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] | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||||
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] | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||||
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] | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||||
Charity/NGO hospital | 7.3 | [4.9,10.9] | 3.4 | [1.5,7.5] | 11.8 | [7.5,18.0] | 0 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |||||
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 |