Table 5.
Differences in missed appointment rates by sociodemographic and characteristics of caregivers in the study (n = 197).
| Appointment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Total, n | Ever Missed n (%) |
Never Missed n (%) |
p-Value * | |||
| All | 197 | 62 | (31.5) | 135 | (68.5) | - | |
| Age (years) | 0.550 | ||||||
| <40 | 111 | 33 | (29.7) | 78 | (70.3) | ||
| ≥40 | 86 | 29 | (33.7) | 57 | (66.3) | ||
| Gender | 0.004 * | ||||||
| Male | 42 | 21 | (50.0) | 21 | (50.0) | ||
| Female | 155 | 41 | (26.5) | 114 | (73.5) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.862 | ||||||
| Malay | 154 | 48 | (31.2) | 106 | (68.8) | ||
| Non-Malay | 43 | 14 | (32.6) | 29 | (67.4) | ||
| Education Level | 0.472 | ||||||
| Primary/Secondary | 41 | 11 | (26.8) | 30 | (73.2) | ||
| Tertiary | 156 | 51 | (32.7) | 105 | (67.3) | ||
| Employment | 0.543 | ||||||
| Government/Semi/Private | 133 | 40 | (30.1) | 93 | (69.9) | ||
| Self/Unpaid Workers/Homemaker | 64 | 22 | (34.4) | 42 | (65.6) | ||
| Household Income (monthly) | 0.569 | ||||||
| B40 (≤RM 4850) | 57 | 21 | (36.8) | 36 | (63.2) | ||
| M40 (RM 4851–10,970) | 97 | 29 | (29.9) | 68 | (70.1) | ||
| T20 (≥RM 10,971) | 43 | 12 | (27.9) | 31 | (72.1) | ||
| Marital Status | 0.651 | ||||||
| Married | 192 | 60 | (31.2) | 132 | (68.8) | ||
| Non-Married | 5 | 2 | (40.0) | 3 | (60.0) | ||
| Number of Children | 0.696 | ||||||
| 1 | 30 | 9 | (30.0) | 21 | (70.0) | ||
| 2 | 67 | 19 | (28.4) | 48 | (71.6) | ||
| 3 | 59 | 18 | (30.5) | 41 | (69.5) | ||
| ≥4 | 41 | 16 | (39.0) | 25 | (60.1) | ||
| Distance (km) | 0.653 | ||||||
| ≤40 | 175 | 56 | (32.0) | 119 | (68.0) | ||
| >40 | 22 | 6 | (27.3) | 16 | (72.7) | ||
| Learning Disability/Mental Health Problem | 1.000 | ||||||
| Yes | 4 | 1 | (25.0) | 3 | (75.0) | ||
| No | 193 | 61 | (31.6) | 132 | (68.4) | ||
| Health Insurance | 0.495 | ||||||
| Yes | 115 | 34 | (29.6) | 81 | (70.4) | ||
| No | 82 | 28 | (34.1) | 54 | (65.9) | ||
* Significant at p < 0.05.