Table 4.

Multivariable associations between patient and bypasser status for a sample of patients presenting to an emergency department in Ghana (n = 242)

Characteristic	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P-value
Demographics
Age ≥ 38	2.18 (1.02, 4.67)	0.04
Male	0.86 (0.41, 1.84)	0.70
Ashanti	1.15 (0.55, 2.42)	0.71
Education: secondary or more	1.31 (0.52, 3.29)	0.56
Currently married	0.51 (0.25, 1.05)	0.07
Socioeconomic status: Quintile 5	1.80 (0.52, 6.16)	0.22
Insured	0.31 (0.13, 0.76)	0.01
Current visit
Reason for visit: injury	0.42 (0.18, 0.94)	0.03
Previously sought care for problem	0.10 (0.04, 0.22)	<0.001
Visited facility before	2.88 (1.38, 6.00)	0.01
Public transportation to clinic	1.25 (0.63, 2.48)	0.52