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. 2012 Nov 13;12:389. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-389

Table 3.

Logistic regression models showing the determinants of health care utilization in urban and rural areas in Zambia (2003)

Characteristics
n (1%)
Urban
n (1%)
Rural
    Unadjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI)   Unadjusted OR (95%CI) Adjusted OR (95%CI)
Age group
 
 
 
 
 
 
15-19
323 (23.7)
1
1
197 (18.5)
1
1
20-24
363 (26.6)
1.3 (1.0,1.6)
1.3 (1.0,1.6)
212 (19.9)
1.0 (0.7,1.3)
1.0 (0.6,1.3)
25-29
264 (19.4)
1.9 (1.4,2.4)
1.7 (1.2,2.3)
185 (17.4)
1.0 (0.8,1.4)
1.0 (0.6,1.4)
30-39
289 (21.2)
2.2 (1.7,2.8)
2.0 (1.5,3.0)
281 (26.4)
1.0 (0.8,1.5)
1.0 (0.6,1.4)
40-49
125 (9.2)
1.6 (1.3,2.1)
1.3 (0.8,1.9)
191 (17.9)
1.7 (1.2,2.4)
1.4 (0.9,2.2)
Sex
 
 
 
 
 
 
Male
508 (37.2)
1
1
461 (43.2)
1
1
Female
856 (62.8)
1.3 (1.1,1.5)
1.4 (1.1,1.6)
605 (56.8)
1.0 (0.8,1.2)
1.2 (0.8,1.3)
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 
Single
720 (52.8)
1
1
261 (24.5)
1
1
Married
535 (39.2)
1.5 (1.3,1.8)
1.0 (0.8,1.4)
706 (66.3)
1.0 (0.8,1.2)
1.0 (0.8,1.6)
Divorced/separated/widowed
105 (7.7)
1.7 (1.2,2.3)
1.0 (0.6,1.4)
98 (9.2)
1.7 (1.1,2.6)
1.7 (1.0,2.8)
Educational status
 
 
 
 
 
 
0-7
211 (15.5)
1
1
658 (61.7)
1
1
8-9
234 (17.2)
1.1 (0.8,1.4)
1.2 (0.9,1.6)
203 (19.0)
1.9 (1.4,2.5)
1.7 (1.2,2.3)
10+
916 (67.2)
1.4 (1.1,1.7)
1.7 (1.3,2.1)
199 (18.9)
2.1 (1.6,2.8)
1.4 (1.0,2.0)
Wealth index
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1 (poorest)
89 (6.5)
1
1
518 (48.6)
1
1
Q2
221 (16.2)
1.1 (0.8,1.6)
1.0 (0.7, 1.6)
413 (38.8)
1.3 (1.0,1.5)
1.2 (0.9,1.5)
Q3
836 (61.3)
1.3 (0.9,1.8)
1.3 (0.9,1.9)
75 (7.0)
1.8 (1.2,2.8)
1.5 (0.9,2.5)
Q4 (least poor)
218 (16.0)
1.4 (0.9,1.9)
1.5 (1.0, 2.2)
59 (5.5)
4.8 (2.5,9.0)
3.4 (1.6, 7.1)
HIV status
 
 
 
 
 
 
Negative
1066 (78.2)
1
1
884 (82.9)
1
1
Positive
298 (21.8)
1.7 (1.4,2.1)
1.1 (0.8,1.4)
182 (17.1)
2.0 (1.5,2.7)
1.3 (1.0,1.9)
Self-rated Health
 
 
 
 
 
 
Good/excellent
1086 (79.1)
1
1
769 (72.1)
1
1
Very poor/Poor/fair
273 (20.9)
2.5 (1.9,3.1)
2.0 (1.5,2.6)
290 (27.9)
2.4 (1.9,3.1)
2.0 (1.5,2.7)
Self-reported illness
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
525 (38.6)
1
1
200 (18.8)
1
1
Yes
836 (61.4)
3.1 (2.7,3.7)
3.0 (2.2,3.9)
865 (81.1)
4.3 (3.5,5.3)
3.6 (2.9,4.4)
Mental distress
 
 
 
 
 
 
No
1137 (83.4)
1
1
900 (84.4)
1
1
Yes 209 (15.3) 1.8 (1.4,2.3) 1.7 (1.4,2.4) 163 (15.3) 1.7 (1.2,2.2) 1.2 (0.9,1.7)

All confidence intervals adjusted for cluster effect.

Associations in bold are statistically significant.

1% the percentage of respondents who went to any health facility.