Table 4.
Factors associated with willingness to pay for podoconiosis treatment services
|
Variable |
Willing to pay |
Crude OR |
Adjusted OR
*
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||
| Sex |
Male |
175 |
58 |
1.33 (0.85,2.08) |
0.43 (0.19,0.96)¥ |
| Female |
111 |
59 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Educated |
No |
236 |
89 |
0.96 (0.53,1.72) |
0.44 (0.23,0.56) |
| Yes |
50 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Age in years |
18-30 |
85 |
31 |
0.69 (0.35,1.34) |
0.36 (0.13,0.51)¥ |
| 31-38 |
56 |
26 |
0.54 (0.27,1.09) |
0.21 (0.07,0.64)¥ |
|
| 39-50 |
77 |
33 |
0.58 (0.29,1.14) |
0.36 (0.16,0.71)¥ |
|
| 51-80 |
68 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Monthly income in Birr |
100-180 |
37 |
48 |
0.05 (0.02,0.13) |
0.16 (0.05,0.50)¥ |
| 181-300 |
57 |
35 |
0.10 (0.04,0.28) |
0.42 (0.13,0.74)¥ |
|
| 301-500 |
97 |
7 |
0.88 (0.27,2.87) |
0.79 (0.63,0.92)¥ |
|
| 501-2500 |
79 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Believed that podoconiosis is preventable by wearing shoes |
Yes |
249 |
83 |
1.95 (1.16,3.44) |
4.08 (3.45,5.54)¥ |
| No |
37 |
24 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Paid for treatment during the past month |
Yes |
59 |
14 |
1.27 (0.92,3.24) |
3.45 (1.27,9.34)¥ |
| No |
227 |
93 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Family possessed a functional radio |
Yes |
97 |
12 |
4.06 (2.12,7.77) |
4.87 (1.89,12.55)¥ |
| No |
189 |
95 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Family harvested wheat |
Yes |
231 |
54 |
4.12 (2.55,6.66) |
3.79 (1.77,8.11)¥ |
| No |
55 |
55 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Wearing shoes during the interview |
Yes |
204 |
54 |
2.44 (1.55,3.85) |
2.44 (1.22,4.9)¥ |
| No | 82 | 53 | 1 | 1 | |
OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, Ref = reference.
*Adjustment was made for: sex, education, age, monthly income, belief on preventability of podoconiosis, previous history of paying for treatment service, possession of goat, radio, and donkey, wheat harvesting, wearing shoes during interview.
¥P-value is <0.05.