Table 2.
Predictors of Internet Health Information Seeking Behavior: Contributions of Each Variable block to changes in R2 (n= 325)
| Variable | B | S.E. | OR (95% CI) | B | S.E. | OR (95% CI) | B | S.E. | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | .288 | .221 | 1.33 (0.87-2.06) | .294 | .223 | 1.34 (0.87-2.08) | .311 | .226 | 1.37 (0.88-2.13) |
| Less than HS Education | .563 | .317 | 1.76 (0.94-3.27) | .644 | .323 | 1.90* (1.01-3.59) | .650 | .324 | 1.92* (1.01-3.62) |
| Ever been IDU | .323 | .298 | 1.38 (0.77-2.48) | .316 | .302 | 1.37 (0.76-2.48) | .325 | .303 | 1.39 (0.76-2.51) |
| T-Cell Count | -.109 | .105 | 0.88 (0.73-1.10) | -.102 | .106 | 0.90 (0.76-1.11) | -.107 | .106 | 0.90 (0.73-1.11) |
| Below Poverty Line | -.588 | .243 | 0.56* (0.35-0.90) | -.632 | .249 | 0.53* (0.33-.87) | -.608 | .251 | 0.54* (0.33-0.90) |
| Health status | -.192 | .119 | 0.83 (0.65-1.04) | -.200 | .121 | 0.82 (0.65-1.04) | -.189 | .122 | 0.83 (0.65-1.05) |
| # of Neighbors | -.019 | .009 | 0.98* (0.96-0.99) | -.020 | .009 | 0.98* (0.96-0.99) | |||
| # of Kin | -.016 | .012 | 0.98 (0.96-1.01) | -.019 | .012 | 0.98 (0.96-1.01) | |||
| Appropriate Medical Care | -.179 | .259 | 0.84 (0.50-1.39) | ||||||
| Religious Community | .223 | .281 | 1.25 (0.72-2.17) | ||||||
| R2 | 0.065 | 0.092 | 0.096 |
Note. A hierarchical regression strategy was used in the analysis in which blocks of variables were added to the regression sequentially. R2 refers to the overall regression equation after each block has been entered into the model.
*
p<.05.