Table 3 Reasons for not using services among those reporting unmet need for outpatient care, number of sample and % (in parenthesis)
From: Prevalence and profiles of unmet healthcare need in Thailand
Reasons | National | Gender | Age | Area | Region | Asset index | Insurance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | 5-14 year | > 60 year | Urban | Rural | BKK | NE | Q1 | Q5 | CSMBS | UCS | ||
Too far to travel | 45 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 43 |
(14) | (20) | (9) | (10) | (34) | (12) | (14) | (24) | (22) | (21) | (4) | (6) | (15) | |
Cannot afford treatment | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
(1) | (2) | (1) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (2) | (1) | (3) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (2) | |
Not sure there are effective treatments | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 37 |
(16) | (18) | (15) | (0) | (22) | (5) | (20) | (9) | (15) | (13) | (26) | (3) | (18) | |
Bad impression of providers | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
(5) | (2) | (7) | (9) | (4) | (3) | (6) | (14) | (3) | (1) | (8) | (6) | (3) | |
No time to seek care | 60 | 27 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 44 |
(24) | (25) | (24) | (2) | (7) | (29) | (23) | (18) | (27) | (31) | (24) | (16) | (22) | |
No accompanies | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
(4) | (4) | (3) | (0) | (11) | (4) | (3) | (3) | (5) | (2) | (3) | (2) | (4) | |
Cannot afford transportation | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
(1) | (1) | (1) | (4) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (3) | (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (2) | |
Other reasons | 112 | 51 | 61 | 7 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 96 |
(34) | (28) | (39) | (74) | (20) | (46) | (31) | (29) | (24) | (30) | (36) | (67) | (34) | |
Total % | 309 | 141 | 168 | 13 | 104 | 101 | 70 | 49 | 101 | 76 | 43 | 21 | 267 |
(100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | (100) | |