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Typical Clinic
Statistics (Averaged from several trips):
Total Number of Patients Seen: Approximately 2500
Average patients/day: 500
Average of 30-50 pts/day per medical clinic provider.
Common Diagnosis: Diagnosis in order of frequency in all
patients seen: 1. Parasites - 20% 2. GI complaints
including GERD, Gastritis, Ulcer - 15-20% 3. DJD, joint
pain, arthritis, fibrositis - 15-20% 4. Skin rashes,
fungal, scabies, and unknown - 5-10% 5. Malnutrition as
a major listed diagnosis - 10-15% 6. URI, sinusitis,
pharyngitis, tonsillitis - 5-10%
Other diagnoses include: Headache, dehydration,
depression, anxiety, insomnia, "nerves", UTI,
dysmenorrhea, otitis (all types), bronchitis,
pneumonitis, possible pneumonia, allergy, vaginosis,
vaginitis, cervicitis, wound infections, cellulitis,
burns, animal bites, pregnancy, venous insufficiency,
low back pain, muscle strain, anemia, menopause
syndrome, PID, asthma, HTN, heart murmurs, hernias,
diabetes, CVA, prostatitis, BPH, seizure, fishbone in
throat, Bell’s palsy, conjunctivitis, infected pig bite,
micropenis, ear tumor, developmental delay, malformed
skull, birth defects, cerebral palsy, clubbed foot,
spontaneous abortion, Skin cancers, metastatic cancer,
foreign body in the eye, dementia, pelvic mass, possible
cervical cancer, possible lung cancer, jaundice, tremor,
breast mass, rectal prolapse, mastitis, amenorrhea,
history ovarian cancer, history breast cancer,
psychosis, schizophrenia, plantar wart, herpes zoster,
herpes simplex, possible liver cysts, ascites,
abrasions, varocele, possible hydrocephelus, possible
TB, head trauma.
Summary of typical patient demographics: Distribution:
25% adult males, 50% adult females, 10% children,
Patient’s history of previous medical visits: Adult men:
medical visit in < 1 year = 40% never = 20% Adult women:
medical visit in < 1 year = 50-60% never = 15% Children:
medical visit in < 1 year = 50-60% never = 20%
Where do patients hear about our clinic? Most patients
heard of the clinic in their church, and some from
friends, other sources were much less common.
Travel to the clinic: Alone = 40 - 45%, With family =
50% More adult men travel alone as compared to adult
women (60% vs 40-50%) Many children travel alone
(15--20% ) By far, most patients travel to the clinic
by foot (70-75%), while 15-20% travel by motor vehicle
(usually truck) and 5-10% by bus. A few also travel by
horse or bike but this is uncommon. Distance traveled:
30-35% of patients traveled< 1 mile 40% travel 1-5 miles
20% travel 5-10 miles 5% travel 10-25 miles 2% travel
>25 miles Most patients said it took 1-2 hours to travel
to the clinic (most commonly by foot).
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