Table 4 Determinants of provider choice for outpatient care for acute conditions

Female headed household (1/0)

1.336

0.348

3.054^c

1.233

1.215

0.339

1.414

0.356

1.435

0.335

Female children 0–13 (1/0)

1.382

0.413

2.016

1.123

1.32

0.417

2.308^c

0.672

1.861^b

0.487

Female older than 55 years (1/0)

1.104

0.437

1.427

0.877

1.311

0.565

1.346

0.522

1.215

0.439

Male aged 0–13 years (1/0)

1.087

0.31

2.875^b

1.535

0.865

0.264

2.200^c

0.605

1.673^b

0.412

Male aged 14–55 years (1/0)

0.742

0.158

1.191

0.472

1.321

0.295

1.411^a

0.283

1.175

0.218

Male older than 55 years (1/0)

0.78

0.358

2.794^a

1.697

1.009

0.509

1.064

0.467

1.152

0.465

Log of household size

0.540^c

0.124

0.555

0.232

0.614^a

0.153

0.938

0.201

0.954

0.19

Primary education (1/0)

0.859

0.195

0.292^b

0.142

0.841

0.204

1.064

0.228

1.11

0.216

Secondary education (1/0)

1.517^b

0.295

1.005

0.351

1.149

0.242

1.694^c

0.317

1.264

0.219

Higher secondary education (1/0)

0.707

0.187

0.912

0.502

0.937

0.259

1.371

0.332

0.654^a

0.149

Log of annual per capita exp. (INR)

0.650^b

0.117

0.462^b

0.164

0.78

0.155

0.963

0.156

0.909

0.14

Scheduled caste/tribe (1/0)

1.129

0.188

0.659

0.2

1.042

0.188

0.91

0.147

1.209

0.178

Self-employed in non-agriculture (1/0)

1.19

0.303

1.139

0.479

1.867^b

0.483

1.540^a

0.363

0.967

0.212

Other employment (1/0)

1.662^a

0.467

0.819

0.443

1.473

0.441

1.115

0.308

0.738

0.186

Casual wage labourer (1/0)

1.369

0.296

1.231

0.483

1.155

0.271

1.486^a

0.305

1.128

0.213

Not working (1/0)

1.953^b

0.635

0.825

0.646

1.071

0.404

2.115^b

0.666

1.375

0.398

Doing housework (1/0)

0.945

0.305

0.605

0.318

0.841

0.297

1.157

0.358

0.784

0.225

Student (1/0)

0.752

0.183

0.476

0.226

1.007

0.257

0.606^b

0.143

0.818

0.172

Kanpur Dehat

1.992^c

0.458

1.181

0.413

0.420^c

0.11

0.653^a

0.143

1.261

0.263

Pratapgarh

0.435^c

0.087

0.203^c

0.072

0.408^c

0.082

0.193^c

0.036

0.389^c

0.068

Acute gastrointestinal symptoms (1/0)

1.446^a

0.296

1.621

0.602

1.265

0.267

0.834

0.156

1.201

0.209

Acute febrile symptoms (1/0)

1.718^a

0.533

1.216

0.751

0.701

0.246

0.736

0.221

0.78

0.219

Acute musculoskeletal symptoms (1/0)

4.711^c

2.112

4.894^b

3.199

2.121

1.026

1.801

0.814

1.343

0.58

Other acute symptoms (1/0)

0.901

0.223

1.212

0.515

0.645

0.173

0.97

0.216

0.643^b

0.135

Log of cost

0.996

0.005

0.996

0.005

0.996

0.005

0.996

0.005

0.996

0.005

Log of time

0.858^c

0.029

0.858^c

0.029

0.858^c

0.029

0.858^c

0.029

0.858^c

0.029

N = 4171