Table 3.
Bivariate and Multivariable analysis assessing the hospital factors and self-referral
| Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Unadjusted OR | P-Value | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | P-Value | 95% CI |
| Location | 1.22 | 0.375 | 0.78-1.91 | |||
| Access to public transport | 0.92 | 0.70 | 0.60-1.41 | |||
| Proximity to home | 1.27 | 0.259 | 0.84-1.93 | |||
| Proximity to work place | 0.88 | 0.604 | 0.54-1.43 | |||
| Services provided bydoctors | 1.69 | 0.194 | 0.77-3.71 | |||
| Operating hours | 1.42 | 0.262 | 0.77-2.60 | |||
| Waiting times | 4.27 | <0.001* | 2.59-7.04 | 6.41 | <0.001** | 3.42-11.99 |
| Reputation | 0.47 | 0.001* | 0.31-0.72 | 0.23 | <0.001** | 0.13-039 |
| Treatment and attitude of administrative staff | 0.56 | 0.018* | 0.34-0.91 | |||
| Treatments and attitude of healthcare workers | 1.24 | 0.358 | 0.79-1.95 | |||
| Availability of diagnostic tests | 2.51 | 0.025* | 1.12-5.59 | 13.22 | 0.006** | 2.09-83.82 |
| Availability of medication | 2.08 | 0.079* | 0.92-4.69 | 0.12 | 0.028** | 0.17-0.79 |
| Satisfaction with services | 1.17 | 0.595 | 0.65-2.12 | |||
*
= level of statistical significance p<0.1
**
= level of statistical significance p<0.05