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Table 4 Logistic regressions predicting the likelihood of waiting three or more days before seeking care (odds ratios)

From: How do risk preferences relate to malaria care-seeking behavior and the acceptability of a new health technology in Nigeria?

 

Waited 3 days or more before seeking care

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Risk game (reference: Game 200/200)

     

 Game 100/300

1.294

1.434

1.519

1.416

1.538*

 

[0.828 - 2.023]

[0.879 - 2.339]

[0.919 - 2.511]

[0.874 - 2.292]

[0.929 - 2.545]

 Game 0/400

0.443*

0.512

0.521*

0.487*

0.458**

 

[0.194 - 1.011]

[0.230 - 1.141]

[0.246 - 1.103]

[0.221 - 1.075]

[0.227 - 0.923]

 Joint test p-value

 

0.064

0.045

0.050

0.018

Male (reference: female)

 

0.595*

0.565**

0.608*

0.577**

  

[0.349 - 1.015]

[0.334 - 0.958]

[0.364 - 1.017]

[0.347 - 0.961]

Age (reference: 18–29)

     

 30-39

 

0.945

0.929

0.946

0.905

  

[0.526 - 1.698]

[0.517 - 1.669]

[0.526 - 1.702]

[0.514 - 1.594]

 40-49

 

1.110

1.140

1.119

1.148

  

[0.597 - 2.062]

[0.616 - 2.107]

[0.558 - 2.245]

[0.591 - 2.231]

 50+

 

1.558

1.714

1.597

1.906*

  

[0.869 - 2.791]

[0.880 - 3.336]

[0.803 - 3.176]

[0.919 - 3.951]

 Joint test p-value

 

0.196

0.188

0.268

0.092

Married (reference: not married)

 

1.311

1.209

1.328

1.269

 

[0.886 - 1.941]

[0.823 - 1.775]

[0.890 - 1.980]

[0.890 - 1.810]

Recruited at PPMV (reference: pharmacy)

 

0.907

0.994

0.883

0.952

 

[0.605 - 1.360]

[0.646 - 1.529]

[0.570 - 1.368]

[0.594 - 1.527]

Ibadan (reference: Ogbomosho)

 

3.640***

3.657***

3.907***

4.481***

 

[1.665 - 7.957]

[1.692 - 7.900]

[1.676 - 9.112]

[1.889 - 10.627]

Education (reference: less than primary)

    

 Primary

  

2.586**

 

2.847***

   

[1.216 - 5.499]

 

[1.303 - 6.220]

 Secondary

  

1.830

 

2.498*

   

[0.730 - 4.585]

 

[0.970 - 6.434]

 Higher

  

3.190***

 

5.113***

   

[1.470 - 6.923]

 

[2.021 - 12.936]

 Joint test p-value

  

0.008

 

0.003

Wealth (reference: poorest quintile)

    

 Second

   

0.861

0.658

    

[0.300 - 2.470]

[0.224 - 1.932]

 Third

   

1.034

0.804

    

[0.451 - 2.369]

[0.346 - 1.869]

 Fourth

   

0.606

0.362*

    

[0.236 - 1.556]

[0.123 - 1.067]

 Richest

   

0.863

0.477

    

[0.424 - 1.754]

[0.189 - 1.202]

 Joint test p-value

   

0.410

0.172

N

414

414

414

414

414

Wald chi2 (df)

6.5 (2)

48.9 (9)

64.3 (12)

51.8 (13)

78.3 (16)

p

<0.05

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  1. Standard errors are clustered at the shop level.
  2. 95% Confidence intervals in brackets.
  3. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.10.
  4. p-values for Wald statistics reported for joint tests.
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