Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyFewer respondents in ROI (18.1%) than in NI (38.8%) had availed of a medical appointment in the last12 months. Attendance rate at appointments made was higher in the north (80.6% in ROI compared to95.6% in NI).Table 224: Did you have any medical appointments in the last 12 months? (Questionnaireitem C2_8)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal 18.1% 81.9% 354 38.8% 61.2% 121Male 16.6% 83.4% 169 40.0% 60.0% 75Female 19.5% 80.5% 185 37.0% 63.0% 46Under 30 15.8% 84.2% 190 33.8% 66.2% 7130-44 17.3% 82.7% 98 46.4% 53.6% 2845 + 26.4% 73.6% 53 45.5% 54.5% 22(for those who did not use any health services)Table 225: Did you turn up for your last appointment? (Questionnaire item C2_9)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal 80.6% 19.4% 62 95.6% 4.4% 45Male 74.1% 25.9% 27 96.4% 3.6% 28Female 85.7% 14.3% 35 94.1% 5.9% 17Under 30 75.0% 25.0% 28 100.0% 0.0% 2330-44 76.5% 23.5% 17 91.7% 8.3% 1245 + 92.9% 7.1% 14 90.0% 10.0% 10(for those who had a medical appointment only)The principal reason for those who did not attend was they forgot about the appointment.The length of time waiting after stated appointment time showed some variability in both jurisdictions.Those seen within 15 minutes were 37.9% in ROI and 45.1% in NI, those seen between 16 minutes andan hour were 37.3% in ROI and 37.1% in NI, and those waiting longer than an hour were 22.9% in ROIand 13.5% in NI.180