DRC | Burundi | Total | P value | |
N=89 | N=64 | N=153 | ||
Have you been told you need a referral and actually gone to another hospital? | <0.001 | |||
Yes | 68 (76.4%) | 28 (43.8%) | 96 (62.7%) | |
No | 21 (23.6%) | 36 (56.3%) | 57 (37.3%) | |
Are you still waiting to be sent to another hospital? | 0.47 | |||
Yes | 12 (57%) | 24 (67%) | 36 (63%) | |
No | 9 (43%) | 12 (33%) | 21 (37%) | |
Have you been told you needed a referral but decided not to go? | 0.83 | |||
Yes | 5 (5.6%) | 3 (4.8%) | 8 (5.3%) | |
No | 84 (94.4%) | 59 (95.2%) | 143 (94.7%) | |
If you did decide not to go, what was the reason? | 0.45 | |||
Fear | 3 (60%) | 1 (33%) | 4 (50%) | |
Lengthy process | 0 (0%) | 1 (33%) | 1 (13%) | |
Too sick to travel | 1 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (13%) | |
No transportation | 1 (20%) | 1 (33%) | 2 (25%) | |
Were you given a referral slip? | 0.72 | |||
Yes | 47 (69%) | 21 (75%) | 68 (71%) | |
No | 20 (29%) | 7 (25%) | 27 (28%) | |
I do not know | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
Were you referred for a surgical problem? | 0.075 | |||
Yes | 35 (52%) | 8 (29%) | 43 (45%) | |
No | 31 (46%) | 20 (71%) | 51 (54%) | |
I do not know | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | |
Did you have radiological testing (eg, X-ray, CT) performed at the outside hospital? | 0.12 | |||
Yes | 48 (71%) | 24 (86%) | 72 (75%) | |
No | 20 (29%) | 4 (14%) | 24 (25%) | |
Were you referred for an urgent condition? | 0.084 | |||
Yes | 28 (41%) | 5 (18%) | 33 (34%) | |
No | 39 (57%) | 22 (79%) | 61 (64%) | |
I do not know | 1 (1%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (2%) | |
How long did you wait to be referred (ie, to be sent to another hospital)? | 0.57 | |||
<1 day | 3 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 4 (4%) | |
1–3 days | 6 (9%) | 6 (22%) | 12 (13%) | |
4–6 days | 4 (6%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (4%) | |
1–2 weeks | 9 (13%) | 4 (15%) | 13 (14%) | |
2–4 weeks | 4 (6%) | 2 (7%) | 6 (6%) | |
1–3 months | 22 (32%) | 7 (26%) | 29 (31%) | |
>3 months | 20 (29%) | 7 (26%) | 27 (28%) | |
How long were you treated at the outside hospital? | 0.029 | |||
1–3 days | 19 (28%) | 16 (57%) | 35 (37%) | |
3–7 days | 10 (15%) | 5 (18%) | 15 (16%) | |
1–2 weeks | 18 (27%) | 2 (7%) | 20 (21%) | |
2–4 weeks | 11 (16%) | 1 (4%) | 12 (13%) | |
>1 month | 9 (13%) | 4 (14%) | 13 (14%) | |
Did you get better after being referred elsewhere? | 0.012 | |||
Yes | 27 (40%) | 19 (68%) | 46 (48%) | |
No | 41 (60%) | 9 (32%) | 50 (52%) | |
Is the problem you were referred for ongoing? | 0.42 | |||
Yes | 53 (77%) | 20 (69%) | 73 (74%) | |
No | 16 (23%) | 9 (31%) | 25 (26%) |
DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo.