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Table 5 Predictors of provider and self-care pluralism patterns 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

Provider simple logistic regression

Provider multiple logistic regression

Self-care simple logistic regression

Self-care multiple logistic regression

 

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Age (Younger <30 years)

1.19

0.84–1.67

0.325

-

-

-

0.66

0.43–1.01

0.056

-

-

-

Marital status (Divorced)

1.11

0.84–1.48

0.457

-

-

-

0.87

0.64–1.19

0.383

0.43

0.16–1.13

0.087

Education (None)

0.64

0.38–1.10

0.104

-

-

-

1.23

0.75–2.00

0.406

-

-

-

Employment (None)

0.92

0.66–1.29

0.639

-

-

-

1.62

1.07–2.45

0.023

-

-

-

Residence (Rural)

0.86

0.64–1.13

0.279

-

-

-

5.72

3.90–8.39

<0.001

5.91

1.90–18.40

0.002

Disability Grant (Yes)

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.59

1.88–3.56

<0.001

1.93

1.33–2.80

0.001

Medical Aid (Yes)

7.91

3.28–19.08

<0.001

7.59

3.06–18.78

<0.001

-

-

-

-

-

-

Socioeconomic status (Poor)

0.71

0.53–0.95

0.023

0.67

0.45–0.98

0.037

3.03

2.20–4.18

<0.001

-

-

-

Borrowing (yes)

1.76

1.27–2.46

0.001

1.90

1.29–2.81

<0.001

4.08

2.92–5.71

<0.001

2.42

1.62–3.61

<0.001

Difficulty incurring costs (yes)

0.77

0.54–1.10

0.151

-

-

-

0.66

0.44–0.99

0.050

-

-

-

Collection of ART (Monthly)

1.26

0.87–1.82

0.230

-

-

-

3.76

2.10–6.72

<0.001

-

-

-

Treatment supporter (Yes)

1.49

1.08–2.04

0.014

-

-

-

2.31

1.58–3.40

<0.001

1.58

1.00–2.51

0.050

Support group (Yes)

1.15

0.86–1.56

0.343

-

-

-

0.69

0.49–0.99

0.043

-

-

-

Having left without help (Yes)

2.87

1.65–4.99

<0.001

2.67

1.43–4.99

0.002

0.66

0.28–1.56

0.342

-

-

-

Queue (Too long)

1.22

0.90–1.65

0.205

-

-

-

0.55

0.40–0.75

<0.001

-

-

-

Provider preference (Nurse)

1.04

0.77–1.40

0.814

-

-

-

1.86

1.30–2.66

0.001

0.52

0.31–0.89

0.017

Non-adherence (Able to disclose)

1.21

0.83–1.78

0.322

-

-

-

0.49

0.29–0.84

0.010

-

-

-

Privacy in consultation (No)

0.98

0.73–1.32

0.884

-

-

-

2.39

1.63–3.51

<0.001

1.83

1.13–2.97

0.014

Language barrier (Agree)

0.52

0.32–0.84

0.007

0.55

0.32–0.96

0.034

0.32

0.17–0.63

0.001

-

-

-

Staff disrespect (Agree)

1.46

1.10–1.95

0.008

1.43

1.02–2.00

0.036

3.03

2.20–4.17

<0.001

1.92

1.30–2.85

0.001

Dirty facilities (Agree)

1.53

1.10–2.14

0.013

1.40

0.97–2.03

0.074

0.64

0.41–0.99

0.049

0.57

0.34–0.96

0.033

ART missed doses (Ever)

1.00

0.67–1.51

0.990

-

-

-

2.40

1.33–4.32

0.004

-

-

-

ART knowledge (Low)

0.79

0.58–1.08

0.142

-

-

-

1.77

1.30–2.43

<0.001

-

-

-

Missed ART clinic visit (Yes)

1.58

0.91–2.78

0.104

-

-

-

0.43

0.17–1.10

0.079

-

-

-

  1. Log Likelihood −547, Pseudo R2 07%, Goodness-of-fit p-value 0.23 (Provider), Log Likelihood −384, Pseudo R2 25%, Goodness-of-fit p-value 0.96 (Self-care).
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