Individuals’ utilisation of health services and pattern of inpatient service use in 2003, 2008 and 2013
| Have outpatient visit in the past 2 weeks* (%) | Admission rate within the past year† (%) | % Admissions in lower level health facilities‡ | |||||||
| 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | |
| Total | 14.8 | 15.5 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 28.3 | 37.5 | 29.5 |
| Age group | |||||||||
| 0–5 | 18.1 | 25.0 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 26.7 | 37.6 | 20.2 |
| 6–14 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 31.3 | 42.3 | 30.1 |
| 15–39 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 26.7 | 31.8 | 18.4 |
| 40–59 | 21.1 | 18.2 | 14.9 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 32.0 | 37.7 | 30.9 |
| 60–74 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 24.2 | 5.7 | 12 | 15.7 | 23.5 | 42.6 | 36.5 |
| 75+ | 27.6 | 33.6 | 28.0 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 18.2 | 33.3 | 50.4 | 36.6 |
| Income group | |||||||||
| First quintile | 13.5 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 42.9 | 44.3 | 36.1 |
| Second quintile | 14.7 | 16.2 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 34.9 | 40.0 | 28.7 |
| Third quintile | 14.9 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 33.7 | 37.2 | 29.0 |
| Fourth quintile | 15.5 | 14.8 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 25.0 | 35.8 | 27.1 |
| Fifth quintile | 15.2 | 15.9 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 19.1 | 30.5 | 25.8 |
*Rate of outpatient visit in the past 2 weeks defined as total number of outpatient visits in the past 2 weeks over total number of respondents.
†Rate of outpatient visit in the past 2 weeks defined as total number of outpatient visits in the past 2 weeks over total number of respondents.
‡Lower level health facilities defined and township health centres and village clinics, higher level health facilities include hospitals at county, city and provincial levels.