Table 4.
Predictors of MHS utilization among households in Gida Ayana District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2022
| Variables (n = 321) |
Response Category | Health Service Utilization | Odds ratio and 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | Total (%) | COR | AOR | ||
| Place of Residence | Urban | 151(47) | 50(15.6) | 201(62.6) | 3.45(2.14–5.58) | 4.52(1.61–12.73) ** |
| Rural | 56(17.4) | 64(19.9) | 120(37.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Age in years | 20–29 | 46(14.3) | 17(5.3) | 63(19.6) | 2.32(1.00-5.37) | 1.29(0.45–3.71) |
| 30–39 | 92(44.4) | 41(36) | 133(41.4) | 1.92(0.93–3.98) | 1.34(0.57–3.17) | |
| 40–49 | 48(15) | 38(11.8) | 86(26.8) | 1.08(0.51–2.32) | 1.48(0.62–3.54) | |
| 50 above | 21(6.5) | 18(5.6) | 39(12.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Wealth status | Poor | 159(49.5) | 101(31.5) | 260(81) | 0.43(0.22–0.83 | 0.33(0.15 − 0.70) ** |
| Rich | 48(15) | 13(4) | 61(19) | 1 | 1 | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 125 (37.7) | 81(26.5) | 206(64.2) | 0.48(0.29–0.80) | 0.79(0.41–1.54) |
| Merchant | 86(9) | 29(26.8) | 115(35.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Education | No formal | 80(24.9) | 67(20.9) | 147(45.8) | 0.29(0.16–0.52) | 0.34(0.17–0.68) ** |
| Primary | 48(15) | 28(8.7) | 76(23.7) | 0.41(0.21–0.82) | 0.56(0.25–1.22) | |
| Secondary & above | 79(24.6) | 19(5.9) | 98(30.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Family size | < 5 members | 72(22.4) | 14(4.4) | 86(26.8) | 3.81(2.03–7.14) | 2.52(1.15–5.51) * |
| ≥ 5 members | 135(42.1) | 100(31.2) | 235(73.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Travel to health facility | < 1 hour | 126(39.3) | 43(13.4) | 169(52.6) | 2.57(1.61–4.11) | 0.86(0.30–2.44) |
| ≥ 1 hours | 81(25.2) | 71(22.1) | 152(47.4) | 1 | 1 | |
| Health insurance | Insured | 122(38) | 31(9.7) | 153(47.7) | 3.84(2.34–6.31) | 4.27(2.36–7.71) *** |
| Non-insured | 85(26.5) | 83(25.9) | 168(52.3) | 1 | 1 | |
Notes: *=P-value < 0.05, **=P-value < 0.01, ***=P-value < 0.001 and 1 = reference, CI = Confidence interval, COR = Crude odds ratio, AOR = Adjusted odds ratio