Table 3 Healthcare utilization of patients with thyroid disorders in India, LASI wave -1, 2017-2019
From: Factors linked to poor self-rated health in thyroid disorder patients: findings from LASI Wave-I
Variable name | n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare utilization in previous 12 months (N= 2336) | |||
No | 386 | (15.4) | |
Yes | 1950 | (84.6) | |
Reason for seeking help (N=1950) |  |  | |
Preventive checkup | 265 | (13.3) | |
Regular treatment/checkup/routine follow | 630 | (31.6) | |
Sickness | 1299 | (65.2) | |
Injury/Violence | 46 | (2.3) | |
Others | 15 | (0.8) | |
Reason for not seeking help (N=316) |  |  | |
Did not get sick | 221 | (57.3) | |
Illness was not serious | 39 | (10.1) | |
Had medicine at home | 35 | (9.1) | |
Not enough money or cost was too high | 7 | (1.8) | |
Others | 14 | (4.4) | |
Healthcare facility type visited in past 12 months (N=1923)* | |||
Private | 1534 | (79.8) | |
Government | 876 | (45.6) | |
Others | 293 | (15.2) | |