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. 2022 Apr 1;12(4):e057292. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057292

Table 2.

Determinants of teleconsultation implementation

Teleconsultation No teleconsultation Weighted crude OR Weighted adjusted OR*
n = 1319 n = 172
N (row %) N (row %)
Individual factors
 Age
  ≤41 years 692 (92.6†) 59 (7.4†) 1 1
  >41 years 627 (83.6†) 113 (16.4†) 0.40 (0.28 to 0.58) 0.40 (0.27 to 0.57)
 Gender
  Male 19 (66.2†) 9 (33.8†) 1 1
  Female 1300 (89.1†) 163 (10.9†) 4.19 (1.78 to 9.91) 6.88 (2.71 to 17.48)
 Family situation
  Single, divorced, widowed 214 (83.4†) 44 (16.6†) 1 1
  Married, living with partner 1105 (89.9†) 128 (10.1†) 1.78 (1.18 to 2.66) 1.67 (1.10 to 2.52)
Organisational factors
 Practice setting
  Solo 483 (83.6†) 92 (16.4†) 1 1
  With other midwives only 355 (92.5†) 31 (7.5†) 2.41 (1.52 to 3.82) 2.34 (1.47 to 3.72)
  With ≥2 types of medical professionals 481 (91.1†) 49 (8.9†) 2.01 (1.34 to 3.02) 1.75 (1.16 to 2.64)

Values in bold correspond to p value <0.05 and are considered statistically significant.

*Multivariate logistic regression (adjusted for age, gender, family situation and practice setting).

†Weighted percentage.