Table 6 Determinants of provider choice for outpatient care for chronic conditions

Female headed household (1/0)

0.635

0.213

0.738^a

0.125

0.814^a

0.101

0.806

0.137

0.863

0.114

Female older than 55 years (1/0)

1.478

0.633

0.810

0.193

0.951

0.170

0.812

0.200

1.209

0.218

Male aged 14–55 years (1/0)

1.268

0.473

0.816

0.166

1.010

0.147

0.806

0.161

1.075

0.170

Male older than 55 years (1/0)

2.157^a

0.929

0.893

0.225

1.006

0.192

0.844

0.220

1.164

0.232

Log of household size

1.708

0.560

1.455^a

0.298

1.807^c

0.264

1.502^b

0.310

1.642^c

0.258

Self-assessed health measure Increasing in health (−1 to +1)

1.307

0.592

0.439^c

0.101

0.434^c

0.075

0.328^c

0.073

0.588^c

0.110

Primary education (1/0)

0.963

0.372

1.163

0.232

1.164

0.176

1.394

0.292

1.065

0.170

Secondary education (1/0)

1.053

0.326

0.871

0.162

1.134

0.149

1.326

0.239

0.799

0.114

Higher secondary education (1/0)

0.655

0.396

1.909^b

0.596

2.596^c

0.582

3.360^c

0.965

1.382

0.350

Log of annual per capita exp. (INR)

2.034^c

0.558

1.174

0.228

1.560^c

0.203

1.126

0.218

1.212

0.175

Scheduled caste/tribe (1/0)

1.306

0.343

0.996

0.140

0.848

0.090

0.968

0.139

1.144

0.125

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

1.766

0.896

0.868

0.257

1.308

0.287

0.848

0.268

1.396

0.333

Other employment (1/0)

2.847^a

1.651

1.576

0.513

1.370

0.393

2.261^b

0.753

1.999^b

0.572

Casual wage labourer (1/0)

1.071

0.545

0.726

0.173

1.135

0.201

0.896

0.224

0.972

0.189

Not working (1/0)

1.203

0.543

0.646

0.173

1.152

0.225

0.807

0.221

1.051

0.217

Doing housework (1/0)

1.404

0.557

0.654^b

0.136

1.043

0.165

0.994

0.213

1.124

0.189

Students

0.786

0.463

0.513^b

0.164

0.870

0.191

0.889

0.259

0.920

0.221

Kanpur Dehat

1.358

0.460

0.247^c

0.061

0.491^c

0.068

0.841

0.168

1.159

0.179

Pratapgarh

0.695

0.233

0.844

0.141

0.346^c

0.042

0.703^b

0.126

0.754^b

0.103

Chronic lungs/respiratory symptoms (1/0)

2.153^a

0.909

0.608^b

0.145

1.520^b

0.255

0.979

0.231

1.217

0.205

Chronic gastrointestinal symptoms (1/0)

3.616^c

1.450

1.326

0.266

1.725^c

0.295

0.839

0.205

1.632^c

0.272

Chronic allergic symptoms (1/0)

1.321

0.638

0.632^a

0.157

1.185

0.219

1.021

0.244

0.701^a

0.141

Other chronic symptoms (1/0)

1.924^a

0.713

0.602^c

0.110

1.616^c

0.230

1.264

0.229

0.837

0.122

Chronic symptoms related to Internal organs (1/0)

2.304^a

1.006

0.617^a

0.163

1.647^c

0.308

1.033

0.260

0.819

0.167

Log cost

0.841^c

0.030

0.841^c

0.030

0.841^c

0.030

0.841^c

0.030

0.841^c

0.030

Log time

1.055

0.044

1.055

0.044

1.055

0.044

1.055

0.044

1.055

0.044

N = 3276