Healthcare resource | All patients N (%) | EM (N = 466) | CM (N = 59)a | ||||
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% | Mean visits/tests (SD) | Median (range) | % | Mean visits/tests (SD) | Median (range) | ||
Outpatient consultations | |||||||
 Public clinics | 46 (8.7) | 8.6 | 2.9 (1.6) | 2.0 (1–6) | 9.6 | 1.8 (0.5) | 2.0 (1–2) |
 Public primary-level hospitals | 25 (4.7) | 4.8 | 3.2 (2.2) | 2.1 (1–9) | 3.9 | 3.9 (2.7) | 3.8 (2–6) |
 Public secondary-level hospitals | 35 (6.6) | 6.3 | 2.8 (2.0) | 2.0 (1–8) | 9.4 | 4.1 (3.0) | 3.0 (1–9) |
 Public tertiary-level hospitals | 25 (4.7) | 3.8 | 1.8 (0.7) | 2.0 (1–3) | 11.8* | 2.0 (0.6) | 2.0 (1–3) |
 Public TCM hospitals | 19 (3.6) | 2.9 | 3.9 (2.9) | 3.0 (1–9) | 8.8 | 2.6 (1.5) | 2.1 (1–5) |
 Private facilities | 11 (2.1) | 1.8 | 4.5 (2.3) | 5.0 (1–8) | 4.8 | 6.2 (1.8) | 5.6 (5–8) |
At any facilities | 114 (21.8) | 21.1 | N/A | N/A | 27.2 | N/A | N/A |
Diagnostic tests | |||||||
 CT scan | 57 (10.9) | 9.6 | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.0 (1–2) | 21.6** | 1.3 (0.9) | 1.0 (1–4) |
 MRI | 31 (5.8) | 5.2 | 1.0 (0.0) | 1.0 | 10.9 | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.0 (1–2) |
 TCD | 20 (3.8) | 2.9 | 1.2 (0.4) | 1.0 (1–2) | 10.8* | 1.3 (0.5) | 1.0 (1–2) |
 Electroencephalography | 30 (5.7) | 5.2 | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.0 (1–3) | 9.9 | 1.6 (0.9) | 1.1 (1–3) |
Any tests | 91 (17.3) | 16.3 | N/A | N/A | 25.3 | N/A | N/A |