Research Article
Health Service Utilization and Its Determinants among Senior Citizens in the Semiurban Area of Western Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Health services use indicators.
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
| Utilized health services in the last one year (n = 293) | Yes | 238 | 81.2 | No | 55 | 18.8 | Last time needed health service (n = 290) | Less than 1 month | 205 | 70.7 | More than 1 month | 85 | 29.3 | Types of health facility visited (n = 238) | Private hospital | 74 | 31.1 | Government hospital | 70 | 29.4 | PHC/health post | 59 | 24.8 | Pharmacy | 28 | 11.8 | Ayurvedic | 7 | 2.9 | Time to reach the health facility (n = 293) | <30 min | 183 | 62.5 | >30 min | 110 | 37.5 | Mode of transportation (n = 238) | By foot | 128 | 53.8 | Bus | 77 | 32.4 | Taxi | 24 | 10.1 | Private vehicle | 9 | 3.8 | Admitted in hospital (n = 238) | Yes | 37 | 15.5 | No | 201 | 84.5 | Duration of overnight hospital stay (n = 37) | 1–5 days | 15 | 40.5 | 5–15 days | 20 | 54.1 | >15 days | 2 | 5.4 | Depend on healthcare expenses (n = 238) | Son/daughter-in-law | 105 | 44.1 | Self | 100 | 42 | Partner | 24 | 10.1 |
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