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Table 2 Factors associated with utilizing health care facilities other than the own clinic during illness

From: Which health care facilities do adult malawian antiretroviral therapy patients utilize during intercurrent illness? a cross sectional study

Factor

HCU1 of QECH2

HCU elsewhere

OR3 (95%-CI)

p-value

aOR4 (95%-CI)

p-value

Female gender

Male gender

58

59

46

39

1.20 (0.69-2.10)

0.52

  

Mean age

40.3

40.2

0.99 (0.97-1.03)

0.97

  

Mean education level (years schooling completed)

8.45

7.26

0.93 (0.87-0.99)

0.046

0.92 (0.85-0.99)

0.022

Mean socio-economic score

5.73

5.36

0.91 (0.78-1.05)

0.19

  

Rural residence

Urban residence

14

103

23

62

2.73 (1.31-5.69)

0.007

2.65 (1.23-5.73)

0.013

Travel time to clinic < 2 hours

Travel time to clinic- ≥ 2 hours

109

8

73

12

2.24 (0.87-5.75)

0.094

  

Duration on ART < 1 year

Duration on ART ≥ 1 year

23

94

15

70

0.88 (0.43-1.80)

0.72

  

Perceived severity of illness - mild

Perceived severity of illness - severe

85

32

71

13

2.06 (1.00-4.21)

0.049

2.36 (1.09-5.09)

0.029

Satisfied with services of own ART clinic

Not satisfied with services of own ART clinic

104

67

13

18

2.15 (0.99-4.67)

0.053

3.41 (1.45-8.01)

0.005

  1. 1. HCU, health care utilization. 2. QECH, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. 3. OR, odds ratio. 4. aOR, adjusted odds ratio