DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS

QUANTITATIVE DATA

AGE OF THE RESPONDENTS

AGE FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

18 – 25 years 6 8
26 – 40 years 14 19
41 – 60 years 34 45
60 years and above 21 28
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.1 Age of the Respondents

OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS

OCCUPATION FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

Skilled Job 6 8
Industrial Sector 2 3
Farming Activities 19 25
Small Scale Business 13 17
Petty Business 6 8
Government Sector 16 21
Private Companies 13 18
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.2 Occupation of the Respondents

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WHICH INFECTED THE RESPONDENTS IN THE PAST

TWO YEAR

COMMUNICABLE
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
DISEASES
Fever and Cold 20 26
Cough 13 18
Jaundice 5 7
Malaria 20 26
Dengue 3 4
Corona 11 14
Chikungunya 1 2
Others 2 3
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.3 Communicable Diseases which infected the Respondents in the past two year

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WHICH INFECTED THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE

RESPONDENTS

COMMUNICABLE
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
DISEASES
Fever and Cold 20 26
Cough 13 18
Jaundice 5 7
Malaria 20 26
Dengue 3 4
Corona 11 14
Chikungunya 1 2
Others 2 3
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.4 Communicable Diseases which infected the family members of the Respondents

LIFE STYLE DISEASES

LIFE STYLE DISEASES FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

Cardiac Arrest 10 14
Diabetes 16 21
Blood Pressure 16 22
Stroke 3 4
Cancer 2 2
Osteoarthritis 28 37
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.5 Life Style Diseases

SUFFERED FROM STROKE OR HEART ATTACKS IN PAST TWO YEARS

STROKE OR HEART
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
ATTACKS
Yes 18 24
No 57 76
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.6 Suffered from Stroke or Heart Attacks in past two years

TYPE OF HEALTH CARE FACILITY AVAILED DURING NON- SERIOUS ILLNESS

TYPE OF HEALTH CARE

FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
FACILITY
PHC 2 2
Government Hospital 29 39
Private Hospital 33 44
Multi-Specialty Hospital 11 15
TOTAL 75 100

1.7 Type of Health Care Facility availed during Non- Serious Illness

MONEY SPENT BY THE RESPONDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR CONSULTATIONS

 MONEY SPENT FOR
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
CONSULTATIONS
200 – 300 Rupees 21 28
301 – 500 Rupees 21 28
501 Rupees and above 33 44
TOTAL 75 100

1.8 Money spent by the Respondents in the Hospital for Consultations

AFFORDABILITY OF THE TREATMENTS

AFFORDABILITY OF
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
THE TREATMENTS
Yes. To great extent 8 11
Yes. To some extent 35 47
No 32 42
TOTAL 75 100

1.9 Affordability of the Treatments

ACCESSING MULTI- SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT

ACCESSING MULTI-
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
Yes 10 13
Yes. If I don’t get service in
11 15
my place
No 54 72
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.10 Accessing Multi- Specialty Hospital for Treatment

 PREFERENCE OF THE PLACE FOR BETTER TREATMENT

PREFERENCE OF THE
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
PLACE
Tanjore 14 18
Trichy 21 28
Vicinity Area 33 44
Others 7 10
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.11 Preference of the place for better treatment

QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY MULTI- SPECIALTY HOSPITALS AT

TANJORE

QUALITY OF SERVICES
FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
PROVIDED
Excellent 14 18
Good 26 34
Average 33 44
Poor 1 2
Very Poor 1 2
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.12 Quality of services provided by Multi- Specialty Hospitals at Tanjore

AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT MULTI- SPECIALTY HOSPITALS IN THE

RESPONDENTS AREA

AVAILABILITY OF FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

SUFFICIENT MULTI-
SPECIALTY HOSPITALS
Yes 48 64
No 27 36
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.13 Availability of sufficient Multi- Specialty Hospitals in the Respondents area

RESPONDENTS OPINIONS ON THE NEED FOR ANOTHER MULTI- SPECIALTY

HOSPITAL IN THEIR AREA

OPINIONS ON THE NEED

FOR ANOTHER MULTI- FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
Yes. Very much needed 43 57
Not needed. There are not
enough patients in the 6 8
existing hospital itself
Yes. Needed to a certain
26 35
extent
TOTAL 75 100

Table 1.14 Respondents opinions on the need for another Multi- Specialty Hospital in their
area