Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the analytical sample

Individualsn (%)Satisfaction with servicesFacility recommendation
At least satisfied
n (%)
NPS10
Mean (SD)
Promoters
n (%)
Total(n=13 432)9925 (74)7.06 (1.64)2320 (17)
Gender
 Male5311 (39.5)4029 (75.9)7.09 (1.61)880 (16.6)
 Female8122 (60.5)5896 (72.6)7.05 (1.65)1440 (17.7)
Age categories (years)
 <304113 (30.6)2866 (69.7)6.94 (1.63)640 (15.6)
 ≥30 and <453606 (26.8)2595 (72.0)7.00 (1.68)629 (17.4)
 ≥45 and <603121 (23.2)2360 (75.6)7.16 (1.68)639 (20.5)
 ≥602593 (19.3)2106 (81.2)7.23 (1.51)414 (15.9)
Region
 Costa (Coast)3278 (24.4)2389 (72.9)6.72 (1.47)311 (9.5)
 Selva (Jungle)3104 (23.1)2202 (70.9)6.75 (1.60)334 (10.7)
 Sierra (Mountain)1283 (9.5)894 (69.7)7.02 (1.94)252 (19.6)
 Metropolitan Lima5769 (42.9)4441 (77.0)7.44 (1.59)1425 (24.7)
Wealth quintile
 1st (poorest)2119 (15.8)1446 (68.2)6.87 (1.60)285 (13.4)
 2nd2238 (16.7)1483 (66.3)6.83 (1.63)323 (14.4)
 3rd2395 (17.8)1700 (71.0)6.88 (1.62)328 (13.7)
 4th2612 (19.4)1917 (73.4)6.95 (1.56)347 (13.3)
 5th (wealthiest)4071 (30.3)3381 (83.0)7.48 (1.63)1039 (25.5)
Education level
 <Primary1044 (7.8)743 (71.2)7.02 (1.57)162 (15.5)
 Completed primary1007 (7.5)782 (77.7)7.21 (1.69)211 (20.9)
 Some/completed secondary5563 (41.4)4007 (72.0)7.00 (1.62)879 (15.8)
 Some/completed higher education5819 (43.3)4394 (75.5)7.11 (1.65)1069 (18.4)
Purpose of visit
 Existing disease5905 (44.0)4424 (74.9)7.14 (1.62)1097 (18.6)
 New disease2963 (22.1)2029 (68.5)6.84 (1.59)381 (12.9)
 Pregnancy check606 (4.5)463 (76.3)6.99 (1.55)105 (17.2)
 Medical check2610 (19.4)2022 (77.5)7.26 (1.64)519 (19.9)
 Discomfort, pain, fever1351 (10.1)989 (73.2)6.87 (1.75)220 (16.3)
Type of visit
 Outside referral1443 (10.7)1060 (73.4)6.94 (1.60)157 (10.8)
 Internal referral528 (3.9)392 (74.2)6.99 (1.74)72 (13.6)
 Recurring visit6952 (51.8)5206 (74.9)7.14 (1.63)1366 (19.6)
 First visit4511 (33.6)3270 (72.5)6.99 (1.63)726 (16.1)
Facilities
(n=184)
Satisfaction with servicesFacility recommendation
Proportion satisfied per facility
Mean (SD)
NPS10
Mean (SD)
Proportion of promoters per facility
Mean (SD)
Facility type
 Ministry of Health79 (43%)0.66 (0.16)6.85 (0.72)0.13 (0.13)
 EsSalud insurance50 (27%)0.82 (0.16)7.27 (0.72)0.14 (0.14)
 Armed forces and police16 (8%)0.80 (0.10)7.25 (0.53)0.20 (0.09)
 Private40 (22%)0.89 (0.11)7.90 (0.54)0.33 (0.16)
Facility level
 Primary83 (45%)0.72 (0.18)7.03 (0.77)0.17 (0.15)
 Secondary79 (43%)0.83 (0.15)7.41 (0.78)0.18 (0.16)
 Tertiary23 (12%)0.73 (0.14)7.30 (0.67)0.23 (0.14)
  • Weighted summaries; frequencies may not sum exactly to total due to rounding.

  • NPS, net promoter score.