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Table 4 Logistic regression analysis on the factors influencing behavior deviationsa

From: Behavioral deviations: healthcare-seeking behavior of chronic disease patients with intention to visit primary health care institutions

Variables

Totalb

Single chronic diseasec

Multimorbidityd

uOR(95%CI)

aOR(95%CI)

uOR(95%CI)

aOR(95%CI)

uOR(95%CI)

aOR(95%CI)

Predisposing factors

 Sex (Ref = Male)

  Female

0.74(0.57–0.96)*

0.87(0.60–1.26)

0.84(0.60–1.18)

1.03(0.64–1.66)

0.61(0.40–0.92)*

0.72(0.38–1.36)

 Age (Ref = 35–59)

  60–69

0.70(0.54–0.92)*

0.60(0.43–0.85)**

0.71(0.50–1.00)

0.61(0.39–0.96)*

0.65(0.42–1.00)

0.61(0.35–1.06)

  70–75

0.55(0.37–0.80)**

0.48(0.30–0.76)**

0.71(0.43–1.16)

0.56(0.30–1.05)

0.36(0.20–0.67)**

0.34(0.16–0.73)**

 Education (Ref = Illiteracy)

  Elementary school

1.32(0.99–1.77)

1.11(0.77–1.60)

1.08(0.74–1.58)

0.96(0.60–1.53)

1.78(1.11–2.86)*

1.43(0.78–2.61)

  Middle school

1.57(1.12–2.22)**

1.07(0.68–1.69)

1.06(0.68–1.65)

0.78(0.44–1.38)

2.95(1.69–5.15)***

1.98(0.88–4.45)

  High school or higher

2.07(1.26–3.41)**

1.30(0.68–2.47)

1.81(0.99–3.32)

1.28(0.59–2.80)

2.49(1.03–6.02)*

1.37(0.41–4.55)

 Marital status (Ref = Others)

  Married

0.87(0.58–1.29)

0.66(0.41–1.06)

0.86(0.49–1.50)

0.63(0.32–1.22)

0.87(0.49–1.57)

0.69(0.34–1.44)

Enabling factors

 Healthcare expenditure in the previous year (Ref =  < 3,000)

  3,000–4,999

2.34 (1.57–3.49)***

3.43(2.21–5.34)***

3.71(2.20–6.25)***

4.89(2.78–8.61)***

1.18(0.60–2.33)

1.89(0.88–4.07)

  5,000–9,999

3.75(2.55–5.53)***

5.71(3.69–8.84)***

5.06(2.98–8.61)***

6.84(3.84–12.17)***

2.68(1.48–4.85)**

4.20(2.08–8.50)***

  >  = 10,000

9.01(5.81–13.98)***

15.60(9.50–25.64)***

13.61(6.23–29.74)***

19.02(8.23–43.99)***

7.43(4.20–13.14)***

14.19(7.14–28.22)***

 Medical insurance (Ref = UEBMI)

  URRBMI

0.33(0.15–0.72)**

0.30(0.13–0.70)**

0.27(0.10–0.78)*

0.24(0.08–0.78)*

0.43(0.14–1.33)

0.40(0.10–1.52)

 Convenience of medical cost reimbursement (Ref = No reimbursed)

  Inconvenient

0.81(0.48–1.38)

0.68(0.37–1.25)

0.86(0.43–1.73)

0.70(0.31–1.55)

0.69(0.30–1.59)

0.66(0.24–1.78)

  Convenient

0.64(0.41–0.98)*

0.50(0.31–0.82)**

0.78(0.46–1.32)

0.63(0.35–1.13)

0.41(0.19–0.89)*

0.27(0.11–0.70)**

  Very convenient

0.47(0.32–0.68)***

0.36(0.23–0.55)***

0.48(0.30–0.78)**

0.38(0.22–0.65)***

0.42(0.22–0.81)**

0.28(0.13–0.62)**

Need factors

 PHC visits due to illness (Ref = No)

  Yes

0.45(0.35–0.59)***

0.35(0.26–0.48)***

0.49(0.35–0.68)***

0.39(0.26–0.57)***

0.40(0.26–0.62)***

0.28(0.16–0.48)***

 Polypharmacy (Ref = No)

  Yes

0.78(0.59–1.03)

0.55(0.38–0.78)**

0.86(0.55–1.36)

0.65(0.37–1.14)

0.65(0.44–0.98)*

0.58(0.34–0.97)*

 Need of guidance on health issues (Ref = No)

  Yes

0.87(0.75–1.28)

0.85(0.62–1.15)

1.07(0.76–1.50)

0.90(0.60–1.34)

0.86(0.56–1.31)

0.73(0.43–1.21)

Constant

-

2.514

-

2.476

-

2.709

  1. uOR Unadjusted odds ratio, aOR Adjusted odds ratios
  2. *P < 0.05
  3. **P < 0.01
  4. ***P < 0.001
  5. aVariables listed in the table were mutually adjusted
  6. bThe coefficient of determination (R2) for this model was 0.190
  7. cThe coefficient of determination (R2) for this model was 0.185
  8. dThe coefficient of determination (R2) for this model was 0.237