Overall mean | Public mean | Private mean | Private–public difference (t-test) | Private–public difference (OR) | |
Preferred management | |||||
Asthma: inhaler or bronchodilator | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.04 | 1.25 |
(0.06) | (0.11) | (0.07) | (0.13) | (1.03) | |
Child diarrhoea: ORS | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.78 | 0.16 | 2.19 |
(0.07) | (0.14) | (0.08) | (0.15) | (1.61) | |
Unstable angina: referral, ECG or aspirin | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.07 | −0.07 | 0.46 |
(0.05) | (0.10) | (0.05) | (0.10) | (0.49) | |
Tuberculosis: sputum test | 0.50 | 0.79 | 0.36 | −0.43*** | 0.15** |
(0.08) | (0.11) | (0.09) | (0.15) | (0.12) | |
Basic statistics | |||||
Time waiting in clinic (min) | 49.12 | 94.70 | 26.53 | −68.19*** | – |
(4.35) | (9.16) | (2.85) | (7.65) | ||
Time with provider (min) | 7.17 | 4.21 | 8.64 | 4.45*** | – |
(0.53) | (0.82) | (0.64) | (1.05) | ||
Checklist | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.44 | 0.20*** | – |
(0.02) | (0.03) | (0.02) | (0.04) | ||
Total price (KSh) | 425.10 | 141.54 | 563.05 | 426.66*** | – |
(37.84) | (31.42) | (49.13) | (72.41) | ||
Referred (non-diarrhoea) | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 2.72 |
(0.02) | (0.02) | (0.03) | (0.04) | (3.09) | |
Medications | |||||
Any medication | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.09 | 1.60 |
(0.04) | (0.06) | (0.04) | (0.07) | (0.62) | |
Number of medications | 1.77 | 1.60 | 1.86 | 0.26 | – |
(0.11) | (0.19) | (0.14) | (0.24) | ||
Antibiotics | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.03 | 1.15 |
(0.04) | (0.07) | (0.05) | (0.08) | (0.39) | |
Steroids | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | −0.03 | 0.23 |
(0.01) | (0.03) | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.29) | |
Number of observations | 166 | 55 | 111 |
Data are means (SEs) or estimated coefficients (SEs). Preferred case management is defined as the use of an inhaler or bronchodilator for the asthma case, ORS for the child diarrhoea case, a sputum test for the tuberculosis suspect, and a referral, ECG or aspirin for the unstable angina case. Control indicator variables are included for each case. Price includes all testing and medications recommended by the provider.
Asterisks indicate significance levels as follows: ***p<0.01, **p<0.05, *p<0.1.
ORS, oral rehydration salts.