Table 3.
household and individual characteristics among living individuals associated with seeking care with a licensed medical providera, in Soweto and Klerksdorp, South Africa, 2011–2012
| Klerksdorp | Soweto | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Sought care, n/N (%) | OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | Sought care, n/N (%) | OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) |
| Monthly household income b | ||||||
| < ZAR 2000 | ||||||
| (<237 USD) | 107/175 (61) | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.6 (0.3–1.2) | 150/211 (71) | 1.6 (1–2.6) | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) |
| ≥ ZAR 2000 | ||||||
| (≥237 USD) | 56/80 (70) | 66/109 (61) | ||||
| Household size | ||||||
| ≥ 4 | 119/190 (63) | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | * | 189/277 (68) | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) |
| < 4 | 57/96 (59) | 56/95 (59) | ||||
| Female | 114/178 (64) | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | * | 152/220 (69) | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) | 2.0 (1.2–3.3) |
| Male | 62/108 (57) | 92/151 (61) | ||||
| <18 y | 70/116 (60) | 0.9 (0.6–1.5) | * | 98/130 (75) | 2 (1.2–3.2) | 2.5 (1.4–4.4) |
| ≥ 18 y | 106/170 (62) | 145/240 (60) | ||||
| HIV-infected | 28/34 (82) | 3.2 (1.2–8.1) | 2.8 (1.1–7.2) | 17/22 (77) | 1.8 (0.7–4.9) | * |
| HIV-uninfected | 140/235 (60) | 217/334 (65) | ||||
| Household owns cell phone | ||||||
| Yes | 161/263 (61) | 0.8 (0.3–2.1) | * | 232/357 (65) | 0.3 (0.1–1.3) | 0.1 (0.01–1.2) |
| No | 15/23 (65) | 13/15 (87) | ||||
| Household owns vehicle | ||||||
| Yes | 20/40 (50) | 67/111 (60) | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.8 (0.5–1.5) | ||
| No | 156/246 (63) | 178/261 (68) | ||||
a
Licensed medical providers defined as public or private clinics, hospitals, and general practitioners.
b
ZAR to USD conversions as of September 1, 2012 [18]
*
Variables with p>0.2 in bivariate analysis excluded from multivariable mode