Table 2 Characteristics of the population reporting unmet and met healthcare needs in Iran 2016
| Â | Unmet healthcare needs | Met healthcare needs | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
2217 (17.05) | 10,788 (82.95) | ||
Predisposing factors | |||
 Sex: |  |  | 0.156 |
  Male | 918 (17.61) | 4292 (82.39) |  |
  Female | 1299 (16.66) | 6496 (83.34) |  |
 Age: |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Under 30 | 433 (14.95) | 2462 (85.05) |  |
  30–59 | 1282 (18.13) | 5786 (81.87) |  |
  60 and above | 502 (16.50) | 2540 (83.50) |  |
 Marital status: |  |  | 0.030 |
  Married | 1659 (17.06) | 8061 (82.94) |  |
  Widowed or divorced | 262 (19.02) | 1115 (80.98) |  |
  Single | 296 (15.51) | 1612 (84.49) |  |
 Education: |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Illiterate | 700 (20.31) | 2746 (79.69) |  |
  Primary | 636 (18.96) | 2717 (81.87) |  |
  Secondary | 336 (15.96) | 1768 (84.04) |  |
  Diploma or higher | 545 (13.28) | 3557 (86.72) |  |
 Employment status: |  |  | 0.097 |
  Employed | 559 (16.74) | 2542 (83.26) |  |
  Unemployed | 1658 (18.02) | 8246 (81.98) |  |
Enabling factors | |||
 Area of residence: |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Urban | 1349 (15.50) | 7349 (84.50) |  |
  Rural | 868 (20.15) | 3439 (79.85) |  |
 Economic status: |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Poorest | 622 (23.65) | 2008 (76.35) |  |
  Poor | 458 (17.73) | 2125 (82.27) |  |
  Middle | 438 (16.90) | 2153 (83.1) |  |
  Rich | 397 (15.26) | 2203 (84.74) |  |
  Richest | 302 (11.61) | 2299 (88.39) |  |
 Basic health insurance: |  |  | 0.064 |
  Yes | 2063 (16.89) | 10,150 (83.11) |  |
  No | 154 (19.44) | 638 (80.56) |  |
 Complementary health insurance: |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Yes | 281 (11.44) | 2174 (88.56) |  |
  No | 1936 (18.35) | 8614 (81.65) |  |
Need factors | |||
 Number of outpatient needs: |  |  | < 0.001 |
  One | 1451 (13.92) | 8969 (86.08) |  |
  Two or above | 766 (29.63) | 1819 (70.37) |  |