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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of received aid as health services financier (n = 113)

From: Factors associated with health services financier among temporary sheltered homeless in urban Malaysia

 

With Aid

n (%)

Without Aid

n (%)

ϰ 2 value

p value

Gender

 Male

40 (42.6)

54 (57.4)

4.247

0.039*

 Female

13 (68.4)

6 (31.6)

 

Age

 Early adulthood

24 (45.3)

29 (54.7)

0.707

0.707

 Middle-late Adulthood

29 (48.3.0)

31 (51.7)

 

Marital Status

 Single

32 (45.1)

39 (54.9)

0.258

0.879

 Married

16 (50.0)

16 (50.0)

 

 Others (Widow/Widower)

53 (46.9)

60 (53.1)

 

Working status

 Working

24 (46.2)

28 (53.8)

5.049

0.080

 Not working

17 (38.6)

27 (61.4)

 

 Beggars

12 (70.6)

5 (29.4)

 

Income

 With

46 (59.0)

32 (41.0)

14.736

< 0.001*

 Without

7 (20.0)

28 (80.0)

 

Level of Education

 Low

16 (50.0)

16 (50.0)

1.696

0.428

 Middle

35 (47.9)

38 (52.1)

 

 High

2 (25.0)

6 (75.0)

 

Smoking

 Yes

34 (42.5)

46 (57.5)

2.132

0.144

 No

19 (57.6)

14 (42.4)

 

Took Alcohol

 Yes

5 (38.5)

8 (61.5)

0.420

0.517

 No

48 (48.0)

52 (52.0)

 

Took Drugs

 Yes

11 (32.4)

23 (67.6)

4.134

0.042*

 No

42 (53.2)

37 (46.8)

 

Disease

 Have

30 (42.3)

41 (57.7)

1.658

0.198

 No

23 (54.8)

19 (45.2)

 

Disabilities

 Have

2 (33.3)

4 (66.7)

0.468

0.494

 Non

51 (47.7)

56 (52.3)

 
  1. * Significant at p < 0.05