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Table 3 Relative risk ratio of patients choosing another hospital over the new hospital in 2019 (N = 1912)

From: Predictors of patients’ choice of hospitals under universal health coverage: a case study of the Nicaraguan capital

 

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

Distance (log km)

1.77*** (1.39–2.27)

1.17 (0.95–1.45)

1.26** (1.00–1.57)

0.78** (0.62–0.98)

1.62** (1.11–2.35)

Being referred

48.86*** (27.39–87.17)

1.44 (0.89–2.30)

1.73** (1.07–2.81)

3.80*** (2.42–5.97)

36.93*** (18.18–75.03)

Health status

0.76** (0.58–0.99)

0.88 (0.70–1.10)

0.28*** (0.22–0.36)

0.65*** (0.52–0.81)

2.53*** (1.63–3.93)

Global rating

0.82 (0.61–1.09)

0.73** (0.57–0.93)

0.56*** (0.43–0.73)

0.43*** (0.35–0.54)

1.03 (0.69–1.54)

  1. 95% CI in parentheses; *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.1