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Table 4 Multivariable analysis of waiting time and associated factors at OPD in public Hospitals of Jimma Zone Southwest, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Waiting time and its associated factors in patients presenting to outpatient departments at Public Hospitals of Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Variable

Waiting time

COR (95% CI COR)

AOR (95%CI AOR)

P-value

Long Waiting time N (%)

Short Waiting time N (%)

Educational status

Illiterate

69(74.2)

24(25.8)

2.87(1.45, 5.68)

2.25(1.11, 4.58)*

0.025

Read & write

29(46.8)

33(53.2)

0.87(0.43, 1.77)

0.84(0.40, 1.76)

0.643

Primary

30(48.4)

32(51.6)

0.94(0.46, 1.89)

0.73(0.35, 1.53)

0.405

Secondary

15(48.4)

16(51.6)

0.94(0.39, 2.22)

0.83(0.34, 2.05)

0.689

Preparatory

56(57.1)

42(42.9)

1.33(0.71, 2.52)

1.05(0.53,2.01)

0.883

Tertiary

31(50)

31(50)

1

1

 

Residence

Out of Seka

69(68.3)

32(31.7)

1.95(1.22, 3.15)

1.93(1.16, 3.21)*

0.011

Seka

161(52.4)

146(47.6)

1

1

 

Date of visit

Monday

95(69.3)

42(30.7)

2.85(1.63, 4.99)

2.64(1.45, 4.79)*

0.001

Tuesday

32(51.6)

30(48.4)

1.35(0.70, 2.59)

1.34(0.67, 2.71)

0.409

Wednesday

41(50.6)

40(49.4)

1.29(0.71, 2.38)

1.27(0.67, 2.42)

0.455

Thursday

24(57.1)

18(42.9)

1.68(0.80, 3.55)

1.42(0.65, 3.12)

0.384

Friday

38(44.2)

48(55.8)

1

1

 

Arrival time

Early morning

119(64.3)

66(35.7)

3.25(1.46, 7.43)

3.22(1.32, 7.86)*

0.010

Late morning

54(48.6)

57(51.4)

1.71(0.72, 4.02)

1.75(0.69, 4.38)

0.232

Mid-day

47(56.0)

37(44.0)

2.28(0.94, 5.54)

2.24(0.87, 5.74)

0.092

Afternoon

10(35.7)

18(64.3)

1

1

 
  1. * P ≤ 0.05 AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval