Table 3 Main indication of most recent outpatient visit (N = 37,852)

Fever/pyrexia of unknown cause

27.2

33.1

42.1

37.6

Chronic pain in your joints/arthritis/rheumatism/osteoporosis (joints, back, neck, muscle)

13.9

19.7

15.7

17.7

Generalized pain (stomach, headache, migraine, or other nonspecific pain)

10.0

13.7

11.8

12.7

High blood pressure (hypertension)

9.3

4.3

4.9

4.6

Problems with your breathing

3.5

3.5

2.2

2.9

Gastroenteritis or other diarrheal illness

2.9

3.2

2.1

2.6

Problems with your mouth/teeth/gum/lips/swallowing/throat

3.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

Skin diseases

2.0

2.9

1.5

2.2

Gastritis/acidity

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.0

Injury/accident (non-occupational)

2.7

1.6

2.3

1.9

Liver diseases (hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, cirrhosis)

1.1

1.2

2.0

1.6

Diabetes or related complications

6.6

1.8

0.9

1.3

Malaria

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

Depression or anxiety/tension/sleep problem

0.9

1.2

0.8

1.0

Other

14.0

9.2

7.7

8.4