Table 2 Association between difficulty in accessing health care and self-diagnosis, and perceived barriers
Difficulty with access | Likelihood of self-diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrier | Coef (95 % CI) | P value | Coef (95 % CI) | P value |
Finding time | 0.64 (0.44, 0.84) | <0.001 | 0.40 (0.16, 0.63) | <0.001 |
Confidentiality | 0.11 (−0.06 ,0.27) | 0.2 | 0.22 (0.06, 0.38) | 0.01 |
Inability to see someone I know | 0.10 (−0.07 ,0.26) | 0.25 | 0.19 (0.03, 0.34) | 0.02 |
Cost of care | 0.04 (−0.16 ,0.25) | 0.69 | 0.17 (−0.03, 0.36) | 0.1 |
Losing work time | 0.18 (0.02, 0.35) | 0.03 | 0.21 (0.06, 0.37) | 0.01 |
Not encouraged by employer | 0.37 (0.19 ,0.54) | <0.001 | 0.18 (0.01, 0.35) | 0.03 |