Table 4.
Multivariable analysis of waiting time and associated factors at OPD in public Hospitals of Jimma Zone Southwest, Ethiopia, 2020
| Variable | Waiting time | COR (95% CI COR) | AOR (95%CI AOR) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Waiting time N (%) | Short Waiting time N (%) | |||||
| Educational status | Illiterate | 69(74.2) | 24(25.8) | 2.87(1.45, 5.68) | 2.25(1.11, 4.58)* | 0.025 |
| Read & write | 29(46.8) | 33(53.2) | 0.87(0.43, 1.77) | 0.84(0.40, 1.76) | 0.643 | |
| Primary | 30(48.4) | 32(51.6) | 0.94(0.46, 1.89) | 0.73(0.35, 1.53) | 0.405 | |
| Secondary | 15(48.4) | 16(51.6) | 0.94(0.39, 2.22) | 0.83(0.34, 2.05) | 0.689 | |
| Preparatory | 56(57.1) | 42(42.9) | 1.33(0.71, 2.52) | 1.05(0.53,2.01) | 0.883 | |
| Tertiary | 31(50) | 31(50) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Residence | Out of Seka | 69(68.3) | 32(31.7) | 1.95(1.22, 3.15) | 1.93(1.16, 3.21)* | 0.011 |
| Seka | 161(52.4) | 146(47.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Date of visit | Monday | 95(69.3) | 42(30.7) | 2.85(1.63, 4.99) | 2.64(1.45, 4.79)* | 0.001 |
| Tuesday | 32(51.6) | 30(48.4) | 1.35(0.70, 2.59) | 1.34(0.67, 2.71) | 0.409 | |
| Wednesday | 41(50.6) | 40(49.4) | 1.29(0.71, 2.38) | 1.27(0.67, 2.42) | 0.455 | |
| Thursday | 24(57.1) | 18(42.9) | 1.68(0.80, 3.55) | 1.42(0.65, 3.12) | 0.384 | |
| Friday | 38(44.2) | 48(55.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Arrival time | Early morning | 119(64.3) | 66(35.7) | 3.25(1.46, 7.43) | 3.22(1.32, 7.86)* | 0.010 |
| Late morning | 54(48.6) | 57(51.4) | 1.71(0.72, 4.02) | 1.75(0.69, 4.38) | 0.232 | |
| Mid-day | 47(56.0) | 37(44.0) | 2.28(0.94, 5.54) | 2.24(0.87, 5.74) | 0.092 | |
| Afternoon | 10(35.7) | 18(64.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
* P ≤ 0.05 AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval