pattern of ambulatory care visits to obstetrician-gynecologists in taiwan: a nationwide analysis

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Abstract
Although obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) are the main actors in the provision of health care to women, their practice patterns have rarely been analyzed. The current study investigated the nationwide ambulatory visits to OB-GYNs in Taiwan using the National Health Insurance Research Database. From the 1/500 sampling datasets indicating 619,760 ambulatory visits in 2012, it was found that 5.8% (n = 35,697) of the visits were made to OB-GYNs. Two-fifths of the services provided were performed by male OB-GYNs aged 50–59 years. Women of childbearing age accounted for more than half of the visits to OB-GYNs (57.2%), and elderly patients above 60 years accounted for only 7.7%. The most frequent diagnoses were menstrual disorders and other forms of abnormal bleeding from the female genital tract (13.1%). Anti-infective agents were prescribed in 15.1% of the visits to OB-GYNs. The study revealed the proportion of aging practicing OB-GYNs, and our detailed results could contribute to evidence-based discussions on health policymaking.
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Authors An-Min Lynn, Li-Jung Lai, Ming-Hwai Lin, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shinn-Jang Hwang, Peng-Hui Wang
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Year 2015
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10.3390/ijerph120606832
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http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/6/6832
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national health insurance

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