Table 4 Treatment outcome of last outpatient visit (N = 37,852)
Variable | Biomedical practitioner | AYUSH practitioner | Traditional healer |
|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | |
Outcome of most recent visit to the health care provider | |||
Got much better | 11.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 |
Got better | 73.3 | 71.0 | 69.3 |
Had no change | 14.2 | 13.9 | 16.8 |
Got worse | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Got much worse | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Satisfaction with health care received during last outpatient visit | |||
Very satisfied | 13.9 | 17.6 | 12.4 |
Satisfied | 72.4 | 71.1 | 66.9 |
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 12.3 | 10.6 | 19.1 |
Dissatisfied | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Very dissatisfied | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
No expenditure on health care providers fees in last out-patient visit | 35.5 | 35.4 | 62.6 |
Mean expenditure on health care providers fees in last out-patient visit (Rs) | M = 227 (SD = 586) | M = 150 (SD = 385) | M = 152 (SD = 317) |