Table 4.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with perceived affordability of essential medicine in public health facilities of the Jimma Zone.
| Variables | Not affordable | Affordable | p value | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Category | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Level of the health facility | Hospital | 108 (78.3%) | 29 (21.7%) | — | 1 |
| HC | 279 (59.5%) | 190 (40.5%) | 0.000∗ | 3.848 (2.144,6.905)∗ | |
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| Number of dispensed medicines | ≤2 | 153 (49.4%) | 157 (50.6%) | — | 1 |
| >2 | 234 (79.1%) | 62 (20.9%) | 0.000∗ | 0.326 (0.215,0.493)∗ | |
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| Place of residence | Rural | 285 (73.1%) | 105 (26.9%) | — | 1 |
| Urban | 102 (47.3%) | 114 (52.7%) | 0.001 | 2.100 (1.331, 3.315)∗ | |
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| Estimated monthly income in USD | 10–50$ | 210 (75.8%) | 67 (24.2%) | — | 1 |
| 51–115$ | 133 (64.6%) | 73 (35.4%) | 0.491 | 1.195 (0.720, 1.984) | |
| 116–170$ | 21 (30.9%) | 47 (69.1%) | 0.053 | 2.149 (0.990,4.663) | |
| 171–225$ | 15 (40.0%) | 25 (62.5%) | 0.005 | 3.897 (1.497,10.145)∗ | |
| >225$ | 8 (53.3%) | 7 (46.7%) | 0.912 | 0.930 (0.260,3.333) | |
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| Occupational status | Farmer | 120 (77.9%) | 34 (22.1%) | — | 1 |
| Merchant | 50 (37.0%) | 85 (63.0%) | 0.000∗ | 3.354 (1.793,6.274)∗ | |
| Student | 52 (74.3%) | 18 (25.7%) | 0.671 | 1.171 (0.565,2.429) | |
| House wife | 79 (78.2%) | 22 (21.8%) | 0.549 | 0.818 (0.424,1.578) | |
| Government employee | 23 (31.9%) | 49 (68.1%) | 0.001 | 3.686 (1.701,7.986)∗ | |
| Daily laborer | 54 (85.7%) | 9 (14.3%) | 0.015 | 0.333 (0.138,0.806)∗ | |
| Others | 9 (81.8%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0.215 | 0.332 (0.058,1.898) | |
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| Number of economically dependent family members | None | 55 (71.4%) | 22 (28.6%) | 0.854 | 0.935 (0.459, 1.908) |
| One | 42 (51.9%) | 39 (48.1%) | 0.008 | 2.443 (1.259, 4.741)∗ | |
| Two | 44 (51.8%) | 41 (48.2%) | 0.015 | 2.206 (1.165, 4.175)∗ | |
| Three | 44 (54.3%) | 37 (45.7%) | 0.029 | 2.053 (1.075, 3.923)∗ | |
| Four | 41 (57.7%) | 30 (42.3%) | 0.237 | 1.510 (0.763, 2.990) | |
| More than four | 161 (76.3%) | 50 (23.7%) | 1 | ||
AOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, 1 = reference group. ∗Statistically significant at p < 0.05, Hosmer and Lomeshow test p=0.407, classification power = 77.6%.