From: Factors associated with using alternative sources of primary care: a cross-sectional study
Covariates N = 224 | Utilization | |||
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Used n (col. %) | Not used n (col. %) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Type of Respondent | ||||
 Adult | 77 (67.0) | 40 (37.7) | 3.50 (2.02–6.06) | <  0.01 |
 Child Dependent | 38 (33.0) | 69 (63.3) | ||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 33 (29.2) | 44 (41.1) | 0.59 (0.34–1.03) | 0.06 |
 Female | 80 (70.8) | 63 (58.9) | ||
Presence of a Chronic Condition | ||||
 Any Chronic Condition | 79 (78.2) | 79 (79.8) | 0.91 (0.46–1.80) | 0.78 |
 No Chronic Condition | 22 (21.8) | 20 (20.2) | ||
Insurance Status | ||||
 Medicaid | 38 (37.3) | 60 (58.8) | 0.51 (0.28–0.94) | <  0.01 |
 Medicare | 15 (14.7) | 6 (5.9) | 2.02 (0.71–5.78) | |
 Uninsured | 7 (6.9) | 2 (2.0) | 2.83 (0.55–14.54) | |
 Private | 42 (41.2) | 34 (33.3) | Reference | |
Length of Time Visiting a Specific Place for care* | ||||
 No Regular Doctor/Nurse | 5 (4.7) | 2 (1.9) | 0.94 (0.14–6.20) | <  0.01 |
 0–3 years | 51 (47.6) | 35 (33.3) | 0.55 (0.20–1.53) | |
 4–7 Years | 35 (32.7) | 62 (59.1) | 0.21 (0.08–0.59) | |
 >  8 Years | 16 (15.0) | 6 (5.7) | Reference | |
Length of Time Visiting a Specific Person for care* | ||||
 No Regular Doctor/Nurse | 13 (12.04) | 7 (6.7) | 0.62 (0.16–2.43) | <  0.01 |
 0–3 years | 49 (45.4) | 34 (32.4) | 0.48 (0.16–1.45) | |
 4–7 Years | 31 (28.7) | 59 (56.2) | 0.18 (0.06–0.53) | |
 >  8 Years | 15 (13.9) | 5 (4.8) | Reference | |
Measures of access | Used Clinic Median (SD) | Not used Median (SD) | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
Travel Distance (miles) | 1.31 (1.19) | 1.21 (1.36) | 0.91 (0.74–1.11) | 0.35 |
BCQ Total Score (0–100) | 73.4 (23.1) | 55.4 (19.3) | 1.02 (1.01–1.04) | <  0.01 |
Satisfaction-adjusted distance | 1.22 (2.56) | 2.49 (2.36) | 0.81 (0.73–0.91) | <  0.01 |