Assessment of the Demand for Curative Cares among Takistan Households to Provide Health Planning Information (2008)

This study wanted to assess the demand for curative cares among Takistan households to provide health planning information.In this survey a random cluster sampling of 457 households was performed. Data were collected through interviews using a structured questionnaire.The family size was 4.2. The causes for the participants visiting their doctors were infectious respiratory and musculoske diseases tale The average frequency of visits per individual each year was 2.4 to general physician, 1.2 to specialist, 0.1 to dentist, 1.7 to diagnostic center and 3.4 to pharmacy. The rate of hospitalization per 100 persons per year was 0.07 with the average of 4.3 days. The most important cause of hospitalization was emergencies (20.3%). Only 46% of the rural populations were satisfied with rural health insurance.According to the findings revision of the insurance system planning for better curative cares is recommended.