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. 2019 Aug 7;16(8):e1002879. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002879

Table 2. Determinants of good ratings of poor quality.

Blood pressure visit; poor technical quality
(n = 17,996)
Accident visit; poor technical quality
(n = 3,640)
Blood pressure visit; poor interpersonal quality
(n = 3,541)
Accident visit; poor interpersonal quality
(n = 3,667)
AOR 95% CI P value AOR 95% CI P value AOR 95% CI P value AOR 95% CI P value
Individual characteristics
Male gender 1.32 1.23–1.41 <0.001 1.28 1.09–1.49 < .01 1.46 1.25–1.72 < .001 1.21 1.04–1.42 < .001
Age 1.01 1.00–1.01 <0.001 1.01 1.00–1.01 .03 1.01 1.00–1.01 0.077 1.00 1.00–1.01 0.216
Educational attainment (reference: completed college or university)
    Some college or university 1.19 1.09–1.30 <0.001 1.13 0.93–1.37 0.23 1.18 0.97–1.44 0.10 1.16 0.95–1.42 0.14
    Secondary/ high school completed 1.40 1.29–1.53 <0.001 1.51 1.24–1.83 <0.001 1.42 1.17–1.74 <0.001 1.38 1.13–1.67 <0.01
    Some secondary or high school 1.82 1.63–2.04 <0.001 1.86 1.45–2.38 <0.001 1.76 1.35–2.28 <0.001 2.02 1.56–2.60 <0.001
    Primary school completed 2.13 1.80–2.53 <0.001 2.21 1.51–3.24 <0.001 3.81 2.47–5.89 <0.001 1.74 1.19–2.55 <0.01
    Some primary school 2.70 2.16–3.36 <0.001 3.96 2.31–6.77 <0.001 2.01 1.23–3.26 <0.01 1.87 1.11–3.15 0.02
    No formal schooling 2.22 1.90–2.59 <0.001 1.73 1.23–2.42 <0.01 2.18 1.51–3.15 <0.001 1.50 1.06–2.12 0.02
Rural residence 0.98 0.90–1.08 0.70 0.99 0.82–1.21 0.95 0.90 0.73–1.11 0.34 0.91 0.73–1.12 0.36
Self-reported health (reference: poor)
    Fair 1.05 0.87–1.27 0.61 1.26 0.82–1.94 0.29 1.08 0.71–1.66 0.71 1.09 0.73–1.64 0.68
    Good 2.34 1.96–2.79 <0.001 3.07 2.06–4.58 <0.001 2.59 1.74–3.86 <0.001 2.20 1.51–3.20 <0.001
    Very good 2.95 2.46–3.54 <0.001 3.25 2.16–4.89 <0.001 3.8 2.53–5.71 <0.001 3.22 2.19–4.75 <0.001
    Excellent 5.19 4.33–6.21 <0.001 6.27 4.17–9.42 <0.001 5.61 3.74–8.43 <0.001 6.22 4.21–9.18 <0.001
Number outpatient visits past yeara (reference: none) 1.04 1.03–1.05 <0.001 1.06 1.03–1.09 <0.001 1.03 1.01–1.06 0.010 1.06 1.03–1.08 <0.001
Ever experienced discriminationb (reference: no discrimination) 1.47 1.36–1.57 <0.001 1.26 1.08–1.48 0.01 1.35 1.15–1.59 <0.001 1.10 0.93–1.29 0.26
Country characteristics (12 countries)
Country variance 0.09 0.04–0.23 0.05 0.02–0.13 0.20 0.08–0.50 0.19 0.07–0.54
Likelihood ratio test versus logistic modelc (Prob. ≥ chibar2) 344.11 <0.001 26.72 <0.001 122.64 <0.001 121.89 <0.001

These results are from a random intercept multilevel logistic regression. Coefficients are the AOR of having low expectations of care (defined as a rating of good or better on the vignettes). Data are unweighted.

aThe prompt for number of visits was “In the past year, how many times did you go to a clinic, health center, or hospital to receive health care for yourself? (Please do not include any times you stayed overnight.).”

bThe question regarding discrimination was “Have you ever been discriminated against, hassled, or made to feel inferior by a health provider/staff for any of these reasons?”

cThe likelihood ratio test compares this model to an ordinary logistic model and is significant for all outcomes. This supports the decision to use multilevel models.

Abbreviation: AOR, adjusted odds ratio