Assessing the linkages between socioeconomic status, perceived personal risk, and risk factors for cardiovascular and related non-communicable diseases in a population of slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya

KENYA, 2008 - 2009
Health and Well-Being (HaW)

African Population and Health Research Center

CSV JSON

6.12-main reason did not get health care (v0612)

Data file: CVDMain_data

Overview

vald 5469

invd 1

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 99

Questions and instructions

Literal question

6.12 What is/was the main reason why you did not get health care when you needed it?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	could not afford cost	298	5.4%
2	no transport available	1	0%
3	could not afford transport cost	4	0.1%
4	badly treated previously	2	0%
5	could not take time off	2	0%
6	inadequate drugs or equipment	0	0%
7	inadequate providers skills	0	0%
8	didnt know where to go	3	0.1%
9	denied health	0	0%
10	thought wasnt seek enough	20	0.4%
11	didnt need healthcare	2	0%
14	previous drugs ineffective	0	0%
95		1	0%
96		2	0%
99		5134	93.9%
Sysmiss		1

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Question post text

1...Could not afford the cost of the visit; 2...No transport available; 3...Could not afford the cost of transport; 4...Was previously badly treated; 5...Could not take time off work or had other commitments; 6...The health care provider's drugs or equipment are inadequate; 7...The health care provider's skills are inadequate; 8...You did not know where to go; 9...You tried but were denied health care; 10...You thought you were not sick enough; 11...You did not need health care; 98...Other(specify)

Interviewer instructions

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Description

Text

Main reason why did not get health care when you needed it

Universe

All DSS Residents 50 years and above