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O
ERS
A total of 27,813 encounters were collected for NMCS 2014. Of these, 226 encounters were excluded from analysis; 61 of incomplete forms and 165 with data inconsistencies. The final encounters for
analysis were 27,587; 15,470 from public and 12,117 from private. The dataset were weighted to adjust for over and under representativeness of data see Section 2.5. Table 3.2.1 shows the observed and
weighted total for each data element. The final weighted patient encounters were 325,818, and the results are presented as weighted estimates in this report.
Table 3.2.1: Observed and weighted dataset or NMCS 2014
Variable Observed
Weighted Overall
Public Private
Overall Public
Private
Encounters 27,587
15,470 12,117
325,818 131,624
194,194 Reasons for encounter
50,642 29,478
21,164 597,563
252,050 345,513
Diagnoses 38,151
23,760 14,391
436,743 203,868
232,874 Medications
70,711 38,296
32,415 864,552
327,087 537,465
Investigations 14,208
12,182 2,026
143,758 108,557
35,201 Advicecounselling and
procedures 12,926
9,500 3,426
136,708 77,670
59,038 Follow-up and referrals
9,841 8,143
1,698 100,709
72,418 28,291
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CHAPTER four
The Practices
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587 470
117 818
624 194
642 478
164 563
050 513
151 760
391 743
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926 500
426 708
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698 709
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CHAPTER 4: THE PRACTICES
This chapter reports the characteristics of public and private primary care clinics. The data was obtained through the healthcare provider profile form Appendix 2, which was completed by the
healthcare providers during data collection. Information captured included the practice characteristics and the sociodemographic characteristics of the healthcare providers, the latter of which will be
reported in the next chapter.
4.1 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS IN MALAYSIA
Primary care services in Malaysia exist in two parallel systems
a heavily subsidised public sector and a private sector largely funded by out-of-pocket payments. According to data from the Ministry of
Health Malaysia, there were 911 public clinics and 5,646 private clinics in Malaysia in 2012 see Chapter 2, corresponding to a public-to-private ratio of 1:6.
With a population of about 29.2 million, the density of primary care clinics in Malaysia was 2.2 clinics per 10,000 population in 2012 Figure 4.1.1, with the highest density recorded in WP Kuala Lumpur
4.1 clinics per 10,000 population. Majority of the more urbanised West Coast states Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Perak and Johor had a density of 2.3–2.8 clinics per 10,000
population. In comparison, Singapore reported a density of 2.8 general practitioner practices per 10,000 population in 2013,
1,2
whereas Australia had 3.3 general practitioner practices per 10,000 population in 2011.
3,4
Figure 4.1.1: Number primary care clinics per 10,000 population in 2012
2.2 4.1
2
2.7 2.6
2.6 2.5
2.3
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1 1
1.7 1.6
1.6 1.1
1.1
1 2
3 4
5 Malaysia
WP Kuala Lumpur Selangor
Pulau Pinang Negeri Sembilan
Melaka Perak
Johor Pahang
Kedah Terengganu
WP Putrajaya Sarawak
Perlis Kelantan
Sabah WP Labuan
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