Table 5.
Associations between participants’ characteristics and reported barriers to mifepristone provision (N=433)
Participant characteristics | Cost | Liability | Lack of prescriptions | Inadequate stock | Need for training | Lack of payment mechanisms | Short expiry date |
Barriers | |||||||
Age | –0.005 | 0.019 | –0.0002 | 0.014 | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.007 |
95% CI | –0.021 to 0.011 | 0.003 to 0.035 | –0.017 to 0.016 | –0.002 to 0.031 | –0.002 to 0.0295 | –0.006 to 0.0265 | –0.008 to 0.022 |
P value | 0.513 | 0.018* | 0.977 | 0.079 | 0.094 | 0.222 | 0.391 |
Sex | 0.033 | –0.08 | –0.353 | –0.128 | –0.296 | –0.325 | –0.267 |
95% CI | –0.344 to 0.411 | –0.449 to 0.293 | –0.731 to 0.025 | –0.508 to 0.252 | –0.665 to 0.072 | –0.703 to 0.052 | –0.650 to 0.114 |
P value | 0.862 | 0.679 | 0.067 | 0.509 | 0.115 | 0.092 | 0.170 |
Urban vs rural setting | 0.278 | –0.291 | 0.260 | –0.069 | –0.378 | –0.352 | –0.265 |
95% CI | –0.643 to 0.086 | –0.648 to 0.065 | –0.625 to 0.105 | –0.431 to 0.292 | –0.737 to -0.019 | –0.715 to 0.011 | –0.624 to 0.093 |
P value | 0.134 | 0.109 | 0.163 | 0.707 | 0.039* | 0.057 | 0.147 |
Years practicing as pharmacist | –0.002 | 0.013 | 0.006 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.013 |
95% CI | –0.018 to 0.013 | –0.002 to 0.028 | –0.010 to 0.021 | –0.001 to 0.031 | –0.0003 to 0.031 | –0.0003 to 0.031 | –0.002 to 0.028 |
P value | 0.787 | 0.08 | 0.481 | 0.065 | 0.056 | 0.055 | 0.095 |
Pharmacy owner | 0.358 | 0.637 | –0.817 | –0.212 | 0.525 | –0.457 | –0.448 |
95% CI | –0.154 to 0.871 | 0.120 to 1.154 | –1.350 to 0.285 | –0.725 to 0.299 | 0.010 to 1.040 | –0.979 to 0.065 | –0.950 to 0.054 |
P value | 0.171 | 0.016* | 0.003* | 0.416 | 0.046* | 0.086 | 0.080 |
*Statistically significant.