Table 4.
Multinomial bivariate logistic regression showing association between choice of first provider and respondent’s characteristics
| Variable | Hospital | Church/ Mosque | Friend/ Neighbour | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeff | 95% CI | p-value | Coeff | 95% CI | p-value | Coeff | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Role in household | |||||||||
| Children | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Household head | 1.96 | −0.11, 4.03 | 0.064 | −0.25 | −1.40, 0.89 | 0.664 | 0.91 | − 0.65, 2.46 | 0.253 |
| Relative | 2.98 | 0.64, 5.31 | 0.012* | −0.58 | −2.96, 1.80 | 0.633 | 1.03 | −1.18, 3.24 | 0.361 |
| Wife | 2.59 | 0.49, 4.70 | 0.016* | 0.34 | −0.90, 1.57 | 0.593 | 1.25 | −0.38, 2.89 | 0.133 |
| Age in completed years | |||||||||
| 18–25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 26–35 | 0.97 | −0.44, 2.38 | 0.178 | 1.62 | 0.02, 3.22 | 0.048* | 0.77 | −0.67, 2.21 | 0.295 |
| 36–45 | 1.69 | 0.32, 3.06 | 0.016* | 1.23 | −0.44, 2.90 | 0.149 | 0.83 | −0.64, 2.30 | 0.270 |
| 46–55 | 1.57 | 0.18, 2.96 | 0.027* | 0.99 | −0.73, 2.72 | 0.258 | 0.88 | −0.60, 2.35 | 0.244 |
| 56–65 | 1.23 | −0.27, 2.73 | 0.107 | 0.66 | −1.26, 2.58 | 0.503 | 0.76 | −0.83, 2.35 | 0.348 |
| > 65 | 1.44 | −0.12, 2.99 | 0.071 | 0.99 | −0.96, 2.94 | 0.318 | 1.28 | −0.31, 2.87 | 0.114 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Male | −0.79 | −1.44, −0.14 | 0.017* | −0.69 | −1.48, 0.10 | 0.085 | −0.81 | −1.59, − 0.03 | 0.041 |
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Married/ cohabiting | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Separated/ Divorced | 0.38 | −0.46, 1.22 | 0.372 | 0.10 | −0.96, 1.15 | 0.860 | 0.18 | −0.88, 1.24 | 0.737 |
| Single/ Never married | −0.73 | −1.91, 0.45 | 0.227 | −0.53 | −1.86, 0.80 | 0.436 | −0.15 | −1.37, 1.06 | 0.803 |
| Widow/ Widower | 0.04 | −0.93, 1.01 | 0.934 | −0.45 | −1.79, 0.88 | 0.506 | 0.48 | −0.56, 1.52 | 0.365 |
| Highest level of education | |||||||||
| None | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Primary | −0.24 | −1.03, 0.55 | 0.548 | 0.02 | −0.96, 0.99 | 0.973 | 1.17 | −0.11, 2.45 | 0.072 |
| Secondary | 0.14 | −0.88, 1.17 | 0.787 | 0.23 | −1.04, 1.50 | 0.725 | 0.67 | −0.96, 2.31 | 0.421 |
| Tertiary (Others) | 1.37 | −0.40, 3.14 | 0.130 | 1.99 | −0.31, 4.29 | 0.090 | |||
| Occupation | |||||||||
| Farming | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Government worker | 2.55 | 0.40, 4.70 | 0.020* | 1.35 | −1.46, 4.15 | 0.347 | 2.57& | 0.26, 4.88 | 0.029* |
| Trading | 0.88 | −0.14, 1.89 | 0.091 | 0.65 | −0.63, 1.93 | 0.317 | 1.61 | 0.58, 2.64 | 0.002** |
| Unemployed | −0.34 | −2.63, 1.95 | 0.770 | 1.35 | −0.31, 3.01 | 0.112 | 1.39 | −0.28, 3.05 | 0.102 |
Coefficients are relative probabilities compared to attending the health centre as first choice provider. *Significant at P < 0.05, **p < 0.01, &Coefficient for bivariate analysis of choice of provider 1 as a traditional healer (not friend /neighbour), and occupation as predictor variable