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