Table 3.
Multivariate Logistic Regression Depicting the Likelihood to Use Formal Placesa for Health Information, Indiana Black Men’s Health Study.
| Characteristics | OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Predisposing factors | ||
| Age | 1.02 | [1.01, 1.03]* |
| Education | ||
| ≤High school (ref) | 1.00 | |
| Some college | 0.73 | [0.47, 1.14] |
| College graduate | 0.44 | [0.26, 0.76]* |
| Married | 0.99 | [0.62, 1.58] |
| Enabling factors | ||
| Social support | ||
| Always (ref) | 1.00 | |
| Usually | 0.69 | [0.44, 1.10] |
| Rarely | 0.56 | [0.29, 1.08] |
| Health insurance | 1.41 | [0.89, 2.22] |
| No care due to cost | 0.77 | [0.51, 1.16] |
| Income | ||
| ≤$35,000 (ref) | 1.00 | |
| >$35,000 | 1.01 | [0.61, 1.68] |
| Missing | 1.31 | [0.29, 1.08] |
| Need factors | ||
| Self-rated health | ||
| Excellent (ref) | 1.00 | |
| Good | 1.67 | [0.94, 2.98] |
| Poor | 1.87 | [0.90, 3.87] |
| Psychosocial factors | ||
| Health care discrimination | 0.96 | [0.61, 1.53] |
NOTE: N = 512. ref = reference group.
a
Formal places include clinic or doctor’s office, health fair, and hospital.
*
p < .05.