Participation and satisfaction with the "Dostupni liky (Affordable Medication)" program
On November 23 – December 14, 2018, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) conducted an all-Ukrainian public opinion poll by the client`s request. Data were collected from 1021 respondents living in 110 settlements in all oblasts of Ukraine (except for the AR of Crimea) with the method of personal interviewing. The sample was stochastic, 4-staged, and it is representative of the population of Ukraine aged 18 and above.
In Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts survey was conducted only in the territories that are controlled by the Ukrainian government.
The statistical sampling error (with a probability of 0.95 and for a design effect of 1.5) does not exceed:
4.7% — for indexes close to 50%,
4.1% — for indexes close to 25%,
2.9% — for indexes close to 10%,
2.1% — for indexes close to 5%.
- 17.7% of respondents answered “yes” to the question "Did you or your family members participate in the “Dostupni liky” program, that allows for pharmacies to provide patients who are suffering from chronic diseases such as asthma, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases with medications for free or for lower price?" Another 79.7% of respondents answered "no", and 2.6% could not answer the question.
- The table below shows the percentages by different socio-demographic groups of the population. In particular, among those aged 60 and above, 28.4% answered “yes”, and among the pensioners - 30.2%.
Did you or your family members participate in the “Dostupni liky” program, that allows for pharmacies to provide patients who are suffering from chronic diseases such as asthma, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases with medications for free or for a lower price?
(% among all respondents of a particular socio-demographic group)
100% in a row |
Number of respondents |
Yes |
No |
Difficult to say |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
male |
409 |
17.0 |
79.8 |
3.2 |
female |
612 |
18.3 |
79.7 |
2.0 |
Age |
|
|
|
|
18-29 |
194 |
14.1 |
82.5 |
3.5 |
30-44 |
242 |
10.1 |
86.6 |
3.2 |
45-59 |
298 |
17.6 |
80.4 |
2.0 |
60+ |
287 |
28.4 |
69.9 |
1.7 |
Type of the settlement |
|
|
|
|
Village |
348 |
13.8 |
81.5 |
4.7 |
Town with population less than 20k |
113 |
16.0 |
80.8 |
3.1 |
Town with population 20-99k |
93 |
8.4 |
88.2 |
3.4 |
City with population 100k and above |
467 |
22.9 |
76.5 |
0.6 |
Education |
|
|
|
|
Incomplete secondary and lower |
47 |
10.0 |
86.3 |
3.7 |
Complete secondary |
245 |
18.2 |
80.5 |
1.3 |
Secondary special |
364 |
17.4 |
79.6 |
3.0 |
Higher |
362 |
18.9 |
78.7 |
2.5 |
Major occupation |
|
|
|
|
Worker, an agricultural worker |
138 |
7.6 |
87.6 |
4.9 |
Officer (non-physical work for which no higher education is required) |
113 |
13.8 |
79.4 |
6.8 |
Specialist (non-physical work for which higher education is required) |
141 |
11.4 |
85.7 |
2.8 |
Individual employment, entrepreneurs, farmers |
100 |
19.8 |
77.8 |
2.4 |
Leading a household |
88 |
10.7 |
89.3 |
0.0 |
Retired (by age, due to disability) |
302 |
30.2 |
69.2 |
0.7 |
Studying (pupil, student) |
41 |
20.4 |
75.3 |
4.3 |
Looking for a job (jobless) |
62 |
11.8 |
86.6 |
1.5 |
Financial well-being of the household |
|
|
|
|
We do not have enough money even for food |
119 |
23.9 |
72.2 |
3.9 |
We have enough money for food but buying clothes is troublesome |
396 |
17.4 |
80.7 |
1.9 |
We have enough money for food, clothes and we can save a little bit, but this is not enough for buying expensive things (such as a fridge or a TV) |
369 |
14.0 |
83.5 |
2.5 |
We can afford to buy some expensive things (such as a TV or fridge) / We can afford to buy everything we want. |
85 |
26.5 |
71.2 |
2.3 |
- Of those who answered “yes” to the program, 62.5% said they were rather or fully satisfied with the number of pharmacies participating in the program. Not satisfied - 32.9%. Could not answer the question - 4.6% of respondents.
- Also, 57.7% are satisfied with the quality of medication provided within the framework of the program. Not satisfied - 35.1%. Could not answer the question – 7.2% of respondents.
Addition 1. Formulations of the questions from the questionnaire
Did you or your family members participate in the “Dostupni liky” program, that allows for pharmacies to provide patients who are suffering from chronic diseases such as asthma, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases with medications for free or for a lower price?
(% of all respondents)
100% in a column |
Ukraine in general |
West |
Center |
South |
East |
Donbas |
Yes |
17.7 |
17.0 |
13.3 |
12.6 |
22.8 |
39.1 |
No |
79.7 |
79.1 |
83.9 |
87.4 |
74.7 |
60.9 |
DIFFICULT TO SAY |
2.6 |
3.9 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
To what extent are you or your family members participating in the "Dostupni liky" program satisfied with the number of pharmacies taking part in this program? (% among respondents who answered “yes” to the first question)
100% in a column |
Ukraine in general |
West* |
Center |
South |
East |
Donbas |
Fully satisfied |
15.0 |
12.2 |
15.5 |
0.0 |
22.2 |
14.4 |
Rather satisfied |
47.5 |
53.9 |
32.2 |
54.4 |
36.2 |
83.3 |
Rather not satisfied |
14.6 |
18.8 |
20.9 |
5.2 |
13.6 |
2.2 |
Fully not satisfied |
18.3 |
6.8 |
24.2 |
40.4 |
26.1 |
0.0 |
DIFFICULT TO SAY |
4.6 |
8.3 |
7.3 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
*Not enough respondents answered to conclude about different regions, so the data are not statistically reliable and should be considered as certain trends.
To what extent are you or your family members participating in the "Dostupni liky" program satisfied with the quality of medications available in this program? (% among respondents who answered “yes” to the first question)
100% in a column |
Ukraine in general |
West* |
Center |
South |
East |
Donbas |
Fully satisfied |
13.3 |
22.6 |
13.6 |
0.0 |
14.8 |
0.0 |
Rather satisfied |
44.4 |
34.8 |
19.0 |
49.1 |
50.7 |
97.8 |
Rather not satisfied |
22.1 |
24.9 |
45.6 |
15.1 |
8.3 |
2.2 |
Fully not satisfied |
12.9 |
3.9 |
17.9 |
35.8 |
16.2 |
0.0 |
DIFFICULT TO SAY |
7.2 |
13.7 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
*Not enough respondents answered to conclude about different regions, so the data are not statistically reliable and should be considered as certain trends.