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. 2013 Oct 4;13:387. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-387

Table 8.

Analysis of the RRT after excluding possible reticent participants (n = 69)

Question** Ondo (n = 28)
Nasarawa (n = 41)
Total non-reticent (n = 69)
% ‘Yes’ % Practice* P value % ‘Yes’ % Practice* P value % ‘Yes’ % Practice* P value
RR1: I sometimes give priority to my relatives when I am treating hospital patients.
58.5
50.0 (31.5–68.5)
0.014
80.5
61.0 (46.1–75.9)
0.000
78.3
56.6 (44.9–68.3)
0.000
RR2: I have enough drugs and equipment to do my work.
75.0
50.0 (31.5–68.5)
0.014
73.2
46.4 (31.1–61.7)
0.005
73.9
47.8 (36.0–59.6)
0.000
RR3: I give priority to my job activities that will enable me earn per-diems.
75.0
57.2 (38.9–75.5)
0.005
78.0
56 (40.8–71.2)
0.001
78.3
56.6 (44.9–68.3)
0.000
RR4: I sometimes go to a patient’s home to treat them for a fee.
46.4
7.2 (16.8–2.4)
0.850
58.5
17.0 (5.5–28.5)
0.349
53.6
7.2 (1.1–13.3)
0.630
RR5: I make more money from my supplementary sources than from my salary.
67.9
35.8 (18.0–53.6)
0.089
63.4
26.8 (13.2–40.4)
0.118
65.2
30.4 (19.5–41.3)
0.016
RR6: I sometimes accept money or gifts from patients to give them priority treatment.
57.1
14.2 (1.3–27.1)
0.571
73.2
46.4 (31.1–61.7)
0.005
66.7
33.4 (22.3–44.5)
0.008
RR7: I have referred patients from the public hospital to my private practice.
53.6
7.2 (2.4–16.8)
0.850
61.0
22.0 (9.3–34.7)
0.212
58
16.0 (7.3–24.7)
0.229
RR8: I have taken drugs and supplies from the hospital to help my patients at my private practice.
64.3
28.6 (11.9–45.3)
0.186
68.3
36.6 (21.9–51.3)
0.029
66.7
33.4 (22.3–44.5)
0.008
RR9: I sometimes have to leave some hours early from work to do my business.
64.3
28.6 (11.9–45.3)
0.186
53.7
7.4 (0.6–15.4)
0.755
58
16.0 (7.3–24.7)
0.229
RR10: I am sometimes one hour late to work. 71.4 42.8 (24.5–61.1) 0.038 58.5 17.0 (5.5–28.5) 0.349 63.6 27.6 (17.1–38.1) 0.03

* 2 × Percentage(Y) – 100 (95% confidence interval is shown in parentheses).

**Less sensitive questions are shown in bold type.