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. 2020 Dec 28;15(12):e0244080. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244080

Table 3. Predictors of social exclusionary views or practices among health care providers.

Variable I am sensitive to the health care needs of migrants and refugees I provide the same quality of care to migrants and refugees as I do to South Africans I believe migrants and refugees should be covered under the NHI I discriminate against migrant and refugee patients I have delayed health care to patients because of their migrant or refugee status I believe migrant and refugee patients should go back to their home country for health care I believe that migrant and refugee patients only come to South Africa for health care or services
β p-value β p-value β p-value β p-value β p-value β p-value β p-value
Gender Reference: Male
Female - - - - -0.65 0.18 0.15 0.37 0.09 0.73 0.95 0.005* 0.87 0.03*
Age Group Reference: < 25 years
25–34 years 0.27 0.49 -0.50 0.08 -0.32 0.28 0.46 0.01* 0.04 0.83 0.40 0.36 -0.46 0.36
35–44 years 0.04 0.94 -0.77 0.04* -0.71 0.12 0.18 0.34 -0.10 0.75 -0.02 0.96 -0.03 0.97
45–54 years 0.23 0.69 -0.70 0.16 -1.19 0.07 0.48 0.05 0.29 0.50 0.10 0.86 0.40 0.51
55+ years 1.36 0.16 -0.35 0.38 -0.45 0.51 0.59 0.004* 0.78 0.11 0.55 0.50 0.02 0.98
Marital Status Reference: Married
Single - - 0.22 0.56 -0.82 0.01* - - 0.00 0.98 - - 0.69 0.04*
Living together - - -0.60 0.17 0.01 0.98 - - -0.13 0.65 - - -0.32 0.45
Divorced/Widowed - - -0.33 0.46 -0.74 0.23 - - -0.25 0.57 - - -0.78 0.30
Born in/ out South Africa Reference: Born in SA
Born outside SA 1.58 p<0.001* - - - - 0.01 0.97 -0.02 0.92 -1.36 p<0.001* -1.17 0.02*
HCP Category Reference: Allied health professional
Professional nurse -0.64 0.13 -0.48 0.08 -0.77 0.15 0.00 0.98 0.21 0.32 1.23 0.02* 1.91 p<0.001*
Enrolled nurses & nursing assistants -1.32 p<0.001* -0.73 0.01* -0.64 0.18 0.54 0.01* 0.49 0.03* 1.13 0.009* 1.42 0.03*
Medical doctor -0.13 0.67 -0.19 0.44 -0.56 0.23 -0.08 0.71 0.06 0.78 0.69 0.22 1.65 p<0.001
Type of facility Reference: Tertiary hospital
Regional hospital - - 0.10 0.72 - - 0.01 0.98 -0.40 p<0.001* - - - -
District hospital - - 0.45 0.06 - - -0.46 0.01* -0.37 0.01* - - - -
PHC facility - - -0.00 0.99 - - -0.37 0.04* -0.52 p<0.001* - - - -
Years working at facility Reference: < 2 years
2–4 years -0.06 0.81 - - -0.21 0.61 -0.08 0.66 -0.07 0.73 -0.55 0.25 0.01 0.98
5–9 years -0.46 0.27 - - 0.41 0.48 -0.10 0.58 0.13 0.74 -0.26 0.65 0.63 0.27
10–14 years -0.01 0.98 - - -0.31 0.64 0.58 0.02* 0.31 0.40 0.72 0.20 0.45 0.52
15 or more years -1.16 0.21 - - 0.01 0.98 -0.23 0.59 -0.18 0.74 -0.41 0.34 -0.26 0.38
Constant 5.13 p<0.001* 7.26 p<0.001* 5.55 p<0.001* 1.13 0.001* 1.43 0.018* 1.73 0.001* 1.54 0.022*

Only predictor variables statistically significant at 20% in the bivariate analysis were included in the multiple linear regression models. *p<0.05