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Table 2 Healthcare utilization among individuals with mental disorders during hospitalization and outpatient care in India

From: Progress towards universal health coverage in the context of mental disorders in India: evidence from national sample survey data

 

Hospitalization (n = 374)

Out-patient care (n = 283)

 

Public (%)

Private (%)

Public (%)

Private (%)

Total

40.8

59.2

33.9

66.1

Age group (years)

    

0–14

21.0

79.0

53.1

46.9

15–29

59.6

40.4

28.2

71.8

30–44

28.4

71.6

34.3

65.7

45–59

51.4

48.6

35.1

64.9

60+

48.6

51.4

31.1

68.9

Place of Residence

    

Rural

37.4

62.6

40.5

59.6

Urban

50.1

49.9

26.6

73.4

Gender

    

Male

44.0

56.0

34.4

65.6

Female

36.4

63.6

32.8

67.2

Marital Status

    

Never Married/ divorced/

40.2

59.8

37.9

62.1

Currently married

40.1

59.9

29.0

71.0

Widowed

55.4

44.6

40.4

59.6

Social Groups

    

ST

75.5

24.5

48.1

51.9

SC

53.4

46.6

22.5

77.5

OBC

34.4

65.6

47.9

52.1

General

42.8

57.1

20.4

79.6

Education

    

Illiterate

52.0

48.0

44.8

55.2

Up to primary

14.2

85.8

39.1

60.9

Up to secondary

43.5

56.5

28.5

71.5

Above Secondary

53.7

46.3

21.5

78.5

Household occupation

    

Self employed

41.8

58.2

30.3

69.7

Regular Wages

41.1

58.9

24.6

75.5

Casual Labourer

37.6

62.4

59.6

40.4

Economic quintile-Rural

    

Poorest

34.4

65.6

48.6

51.4

Poor

33.1

66.9

23.0

77.0

Middle

44.1

55.9

33.6

66.4

Rich

49.3

50.7

22.2

77.8

Richest

40.5

59.5

39.4

60.7

  1. Source: Authors’ computation from unit records of NSSO 75th Round 2017-18