Health Service Utilization and Its Determinants among Senior Citizens in the Semiurban Area of Western Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Predisposing factors characteristics of participants.

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age (n = 293)
60–69	156	53.2
70–79	101	34.5
≥80	36	12.3
Mean = 70.08, SD = 7.618, max = 94 years, min = 60 years
Gender (n = 293)
Female	154	52.6
Male	139	47.4
Ethnicity (n = 293)
Upper caste	187	63.82
Janajati	59	20.13
Dalit	39	13.31
Others	8	2.73
Religion (n = 293)
Hindu	269	91.8
Buddha	18	6.16
Muslim	6	2.04
Marital status (n = 293)
With spouse	197	67.2
Without spouse	96	32.8
Educational status (n = 293)
Illiterate	150	51.2
Able to read and write	85	29.0
Basic education	36	12.3
Secondary	20	6.8
Bachelor and above	2	0.7
Family type (n = 293)
Joint	183	62.5
Nuclear	110	37.5
Residency (n = 293)
Urban	80	27.3
Semiurban	213	72.7
Knowledge about the benefit package
Yes	177	60.4
No	116	39.6
Know about types of benefit packages
Old age allowance	177	100.0
Concession in treatment	70	39.5
Reservation and concession in transportation	35	19.8
Government-run insurance	25	14.1

Multiple choice.