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Table 4 Predictors of healthcare pluralism among ART patients

From: Factors associated with patterns of plural healthcare utilization among patients taking antiretroviral therapy in rural and urban South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Simple logistic regression

Multiple logistic regression

 

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Age (Younger <30 years)

0.91

0.68–1.22

0.526

-

-

-

Marital status (Divorced)

0.47

0.29–0.76

0.001

0.64

0.38–1.07

0.091

Education (None)

0.86

0.58–1.28

0.468

-

-

-

Employment (None)

1.22

0.91–1.62

0.179

-

-

-

Residence (Rural)

2.17

1.71–2.75

<0.001

1.97

1.12–3.44

0.018

Medical aid (Yes)

4.30

1.74–10.63

0.002

6.15

2.31–16.33

<0.001

Disability Grant (Yes)

1.54

1.22–1.95

<0.001

1.35

1.02–1.78

0.037

Socioeconomic status (Poor)

1.50

1.17–1.90

0.001

-

-

-

Borrowing (yes)

3.84

2.86–5.14

<0.001

2.68

1.87–3.84

<0.001

Difficulty incurring costs (yes)

1.49

1.11–2.01

0.008

-

-

-

Sell Property for health care (Yes)

5.08

2.40–10.72

<0.001

2.26

0.99–5.20

0.054

Closest ART facility (Yes)

1.49

1.05–2.10

0.025

-

-

-

Collection of ART (Monthly)

2.13

1.53–2.96

<0.001

-

-

-

Treatment supporter (Yes)

2.05

1.57–2.67

<0.001

1.44

1.06–1.97

0.021

Home visit by health worker (Yes)

1.31

1.02–1.68

0.032

1.38

0.99–1.94

0.061

Provider preference (Nurse)

1.42

1.11–1.83

0.006

-

-

-

Ever left without help (Yes)

1.95

1.14–3.32

0.014

-

-

-

Queue (Too long)

0.80

0.63–1.02

0.073

-

-

-

Privacy in consultation (No)

1.54

1.19–1.98

0.001

1.50

1.08–2.08

0.015

Language barrier (Yes)

0.35

0.23–0.53

<0.001

0.57

0.35–0.91

0.019

Staff disrespect (Agree)

2.46

1.94–3.13

<0.001

2.07

1.54–2.79

<0.001

Dirty facilities (Agree)

1.09

0.81–1.47

0.558

-

-

-

ART missed doses (Ever)

1.51

1.06–2.17

0.024

-

-

-

ART knowledge (Low)

1.21

0.94–1.54

0.133

-

-

-

Missed clinic visit (Yes)

1.00

0.60–1.68

0.999

-

-

-

  1. Log Likelihood −656, Pseudo R2 15%, Goodness-of-fit p-value 0.25.
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