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. 2012 Jul 2;12:182. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-182

Table 4.

Predictors of healthcare pluralism among ART patients

Variables
 Simple logistic regression
 Multiple logistic regression
  Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval P-value Odds ratio 95% Confidence interval P-value
Age (Younger <30 years)
 0.91
 0.68–1.22
 0.526
 -
 -
 -
Marital status (Divorced)
 0.47
 0.29–0.76
 0.001
 0.64
 0.38–1.07
 0.091
Education (None)
 0.86
 0.58–1.28
 0.468
 -
 -
 -
Employment (None)
 1.22
 0.91–1.62
 0.179
 -
 -
 -
Residence (Rural)
 2.17
 1.71–2.75
 <0.001
 1.97
 1.12–3.44
 0.018
Medical aid (Yes)
 4.30
 1.74–10.63
 0.002
 6.15
 2.31–16.33
 <0.001
Disability Grant (Yes)
 1.54
 1.22–1.95
 <0.001
 1.35
 1.02–1.78
 0.037
Socioeconomic status (Poor)
 1.50
 1.17–1.90
 0.001
 -
 -
 -
Borrowing (yes)
 3.84
 2.86–5.14
 <0.001
 2.68
 1.87–3.84
 <0.001
Difficulty incurring costs (yes)
 1.49
 1.11–2.01
 0.008
 -
 -
 -
Sell Property for health care (Yes)
 5.08
 2.40–10.72
 <0.001
 2.26
 0.99–5.20
 0.054
Closest ART facility (Yes)
 1.49
 1.05–2.10
 0.025
 -
 -
 -
Collection of ART (Monthly)
 2.13
 1.53–2.96
 <0.001
 -
 -
 -
Treatment supporter (Yes)
 2.05
 1.57–2.67
 <0.001
 1.44
 1.06–1.97
 0.021
Home visit by health worker (Yes)
 1.31
 1.02–1.68
 0.032
 1.38
 0.99–1.94
 0.061
Provider preference (Nurse)
 1.42
 1.11–1.83
 0.006
 -
 -
 -
Ever left without help (Yes)
 1.95
 1.14–3.32
 0.014
 -
 -
 -
Queue (Too long)
 0.80
 0.63–1.02
 0.073
 -
 -
 -
Privacy in consultation (No)
 1.54
 1.19–1.98
 0.001
 1.50
 1.08–2.08
 0.015
Language barrier (Yes)
 0.35
 0.23–0.53
 <0.001
 0.57
 0.35–0.91
 0.019
Staff disrespect (Agree)
 2.46
 1.94–3.13
 <0.001
 2.07
 1.54–2.79
 <0.001
Dirty facilities (Agree)
 1.09
 0.81–1.47
 0.558
 -
 -
 -
ART missed doses (Ever)
 1.51
 1.06–2.17
 0.024
 -
 -
 -
ART knowledge (Low)
 1.21
 0.94–1.54
 0.133
 -
 -
 -
Missed clinic visit (Yes) 1.00 0.60–1.68 0.999 - - -

Log Likelihood −656, Pseudo R2 15%, Goodness-of-fit p-value 0.25.