Table 5. Factors associated with choosing the second health provider (Multivariable analysis).
| Choice of provider, n (%) | |||||
| Variables | Private health facility 35 (27.8%) | Government health facility 91 (72.2%) | Unadjusted OR(95%CI) | Adjusted OR(95%CI) | P-value |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 17(48.6) | 27(29.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | 18(51.4) | 64(70.3) | 2.24(1.00–4.99) | 5.97(1.35–26.3) | 0.02* |
| Education attained | |||||
| No formal education | 7(20.0) | 19(20.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Primary | 18(51.4) | 49(53.8) | 1.00(0.36–2.78) | 0.48(0.06–3.80) | 0.49 |
| Secondary | 7(20.0) | 19(20.9) | 1.63(0.29–3.41) | 0.07(0.01–1.42) | 0.08 |
| Tertiary | 3(8.6) | 4(4.4) | 0.49(0.09–2.77) | 0.08(0.01–0.43) | 0.02* |
| Occupation | |||||
| Farmer | 7(20.5) | 26(28.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Agro-pastoralist | 18(51.4) | 26(28.5) | 0.39(0.14–1.09) | 0.25(0.03–2.28) | 0.22 |
| Trader/business | 4(11.4) | 19(20.9) | 1.28(0.33–4.99) | 0.80(0.04–14.80) | 0.88 |
| Others | 6(17.1) | 20(22.0) | 0.90(0.26–3.09) | 0.74(0.07–8.28) | 0.81 |
| Fatigue | |||||
| No | 29(82.9) | 86(95.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 6(17.1) | 5(4.4) | 0.22(0.06–0.84) | 0.01(0.01–0.29) | 0.01* |
*Statistical significance ≤0.05.