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Table 7 Population reporting to be sick consulting health provider and place of first consultation, HUES 2007/2010 data

From: Promoting universal financial protection: health insurance for the poor in Georgia – a case study

Indicator

Year

Total

Urban

Rural

MIP

Non-MIP

Percentage of total population who reported to be sick in the last 6 months

2007

53.5

56.2

51.0

67.3

51.7

2010

55.2*

56.0

54.5**

60.6

53.6

Percentage of total population who reported to be sick in the last 6 months who consulted healthcare provider

2007

59.5

59.8

59.3

58.4

59.8

2010

60.3

59.6

60.9

62.2

59.6

Percentage of all first consultations, for last consultation in the last 6 months, that are done at a PHC level

2007

52.7

52.4

53.1

59.0

49.8

2010

50.9

50.2

51.5

55.2

47.0

Percentage of occurrences of acute sickness in last 30 days, where a health care provider was consulted

2007

56.5

55.6

57.9

56.2

63.3

2010

66.0

68.0

64.3

63.7

72.1

Place of first consultation at village ambulatory centre, for most recent consultation in previous six months

2007

9.7

0.3

19.7

17.3

8.0

2010

8.9

0.2

17.6

13.1

7.4

Place of first consultation at hospital as an outpatient, for most recent consultation in previous six months

2007

28.8

27.3

30.3

21.3

29.9

2010

29.5

28.5

30.5

25.8*

30.8

Person consulted is village or district doctor, for most recent consultation in previous six months (all consultations)

2007

17.9

15.1

20.9

26.1

16.3

2010

18.1

16.7

19.5

23.7

16.1

  1. Notes: Statistical significance of difference between 2010 and 2007 estimates **P <0.05; *P <0.1.
  2. Source: Authors and MoLHSA 2011 [27].