Table 3.
Multi-variate analysis of school nurse service utilization with significant background and mediating variables (weighted)
| Variables | Adjusted OR [95% CI] |
P value |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| ≥ 16 year | 1 | |
| < 16 year | 2.08[1.07–4.02] | 0.029* |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1 | |
| Female | 1.59[0.68–3.70] | 0.282 |
| Awareness about available services | ||
| Not Aware | 1 | |
| Aware | 2.01[0.94–4.32] | 0.071 |
| Motivator for service utilization | ||
| No | 1 | |
| Yes | 4.16[1.26–13.64] | 0.019* |
| Learning difficulty | ||
| No | 1 | |
| Yes | 0.316[0.134–0.744] | 0.008** |
| Perceived School Nurse Clinic Environment | ||
| Uneasy to share personal matters, not maintained with every facility, gives feel that I don’t want to visit when necessary | 1 | |
| Easy to share personal matters, maintained with every facility, gives feel that I want to visit when necessary | 17.50[0.995-308.025] | 0.050 |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; Bold: Significant p value