Table 5.

Predictors from multivariable logistic regression models of seeking health care for a chronic disease in the formal health system in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, 2010

Nicaragua
Economic and demographic variables	OR	CI	p-value
Economic level
A (wealthy)	1.0	0.4 – 2.6	1.00
B (middle)	1.5	0.9 – 2.7	0.15
C (poor)	1.0	–
HH head educational level
Secondary school+	2.1	0.9 – 4.6	0.07
Primary school	1.1	0.7 – 1.7	0.69
None or < primary school	1.0	–
Other individual and household variables
Household located <30 min to the public health care facility	3.0	1.6 – 5.8	0.00
Female HH head	1.9	1.3 – 2.8	0.00
Quality of care in the public health facility perceived as good	2.6	1.5 – 4.5	0.00
Honduras
Economic and demographic variables	OR	CI	p-value
Economic level
A (wealthy)	2.8	0.9 – 9.2	0.08
B (middle)	1.9	0.9 – 4.1	0.10
C (poor)	1.0	–	–
HH head educational level
Secondary school+	0.9	0.2 – 3.6	0.89
Primary school	1.6	0.5 – 4.6	0.41
None or < primary school	1.0	–
Other individual and household variables
Literacy in Spanish (individual with chronic condition)	2.0	1.0 – 4.4	0.07
Health status perception evaluated as fair or bad	2.7	1.2 – 6.5	0.02
Guatemala
Economic and demographic variables	OR	CI	p-value
Economic level
A (wealthy)	0.3	0.1 – 1.9	0.11
B (middle)	1.1	0.4 – 3.4	0.87
C (poor)	1.0	–
HH head educational level
Secondary school+	2.0	0.4 – 9.9	0.40
Primary school	0.3	0.1 – 0.9	0.03
None or < primary school	1.0	–
Other individual and household variables
Health insurance (HH head)	10.5	1.0 – 121.3	0.05
Quality of care in the public health facility perceived as good	2.8	1.0 – 10.1	0.08