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Table 4 Factors associated with received aid for health services among homeless (Multiple logistic regression)

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

Variable

Regression coefficient (b)

Std error

Wald

Z value

Adjusted odds ratio

(95% CI)

p-value

Age

 Early adulthood

−0.351

0.454

0.595

0.70 (0.29–1.72)

0.440

 Middle-late adulthood

0

    

Gender

 Male

−0.754

0.704

1.146

0.47 (0.12–1.87)

0.284

 Female

0

    

Marital status

 Single

−0.106

0.459

0.053

0.90 (0.37–2.21)

0.817

 Married

0

    

Education level

−0.005

0.495

< 0.001

0.99 (0.38–2.63)

0.992

Low

0

    

Middle-high

     

Working status

0.599

0.460

1.693

1.82 (0.74–4.49)

0.193

Have

0

    

Non

     

Income

 With

1.873

0.530

12.466

6.50 (2.30–18.39)

< 0.001*

 Without

0

    

Smoking

 Yes

0.366

0.612

0.359

1.44 (0.43–4.78)

0.549

 No

0

    

Took Alcohol

 Yes

−0.222

0.700

0.101

0.80 (0.20–3.16)

0.751

 No

0

    

Took drugs

 Yes

−1.122

0.549

4.174

0.33 (0.11–0.95)

0.041*

 No

0

    

Disease

 Have

−0.293

0.444

0.437

0.75 (0.32–1.78)

0.508

 No

0

    

Disability

 Have

−0.668

1.044

0.410

0.51 (0.07–3.96)

0.522

 No

0

    
  1. * Significant at p < 0.05