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Table 6 Correlates of tertiary-level healthcare facility among respondents attending diabetes clinic care visit

From: Clinical characteristics and health care received among patients with type 2 diabetes attending secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities in Mwanza Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Respondents’ characteristics

AOR

95% C. I for AOR

P-value

  

Lower

Upper

 

Age (years)

  ≤ 30

6.67

2.87

17.39

.000

 31–40

1.93

1.03

3.87

.001

  ≥ 41

1

   

Type of residence

 Rural

1

   

 Urban

1.48

.82

2.69

.196

Marital status

 Not Married

1

   

 Married

2.83

1.49

5.37

.001

Education level

 Informal and Primary

1

   

 Secondary

1.00

0.47

2.12

.996

 Tertiary

3.73

1.84

7.59

.000

Duration of diabetes (years)

  ≤ 5

11.11

4.77

25.37

.000

6  – 10

2.13

1.03

4.38

.041

  ≥ 11

1

   

Suffering from diabetes related complications

 No

1

   

 Yes

4.95

2.51

9.76

.000

Received health care from Nutritionist/dietitian

 No

1

   

 Yes

3.16

1.39

7.15

.006

Received health care from a Clinician

 No

7.14

3.47

14.26

.000

 Yes

1

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