Table 6 Variables influencing residents’ two-week outpatient health visit
From: Outpatient health-seeking behavior of residents in Zhejiang and Qinghai Province, China
Explanatory variables | Odds ratio (CI 95%) (n = 310) | Odds ratio (CI 95%) (n = 256) |
|---|---|---|
Zhejiang province | Qinghai province | |
Gender | ||
Malea | ||
Female | 0.88 (0.49–1.59) | 1.30 (0.71–2.38) |
Residence | ||
Rurala | ||
Urban | 0.66 (0.31–1.42) | 0.81 (0.38–1.73) |
Marital status | ||
Never marrieda | ||
Married | 0.65 (0.16–2.56) | 0.90 (0.21–3.93) |
Divorced or widowed | 0.67 (0.13–3.42) | 1.04 (0.21–5.18) |
Education | ||
Below primary schoola | ||
Primary school | 1.97 (0.73–5.34) | 0.88 (0.38–2.04) |
Junior middle school | 2.07 (0.70–6.15) | 1.13 (0.49–2.61) |
Senior middle school | 2.67 (0.70–10.27) | 1.38 (0.40–4.77) |
Junior College and above | 2.99 (0.62–14.37) | 1.18 (0.23–6.05) |
Income tri-quantile | ||
Lowa | ||
Middle | 0.41 (0.20–0.83) | 1.31 (0.62–2.82) |
High | 0.59 (0.27–1.32) | 1.31 (0.55–3.13) |
Occupation | ||
Student/Unemployed or semi-employeda | ||
Farmer | 0.93 (0.31–2.76) | 1.41 (0.42–4.77) |
Worker/Clerk | 1.41 (0.56–3.55) | 3.63 (1.28–10.28) * |
Administrator/professional | 1.27 (0.63–2.55) | 2.58 (1.02–6.53) * |
Chronic diseases | ||
Noa | ||
Yes | 0.28 (0.14–0.55) ** | 0.75 (0.39–1.44) |
Self-report severity | ||
Not severea | ||
Severe | 4.18 (2.23–7.83) ** | 1.91 (1.06–3.44) * |
Trust in medical staff | ||
General a | ||
Trusting | 0.86 (0.26–2.87) | 1.37 (0.39–4.83) |
Very trusting | 0.71 (0.36–1.41) | 0.69 (0.31–1.55) |
Cognition of doctor-patient relationship | ||
Friendsa | ||
Business | 0.72 (0.36–1.42) | 1.28 (0.57–2.85) |
Others | 0.97 (0.51–1.82) | 1.86 (0.77–4.50) |
Hospital or doctor can solve health problems | ||
Noa | ||
Yes | 2.73 (1.01–7.38) * | 0.91 (0.44–1.87) |
Distance to the nearest health institution (kilometer) | ||
< 1a | ||
1- | 0.72 (0.36–1.46) | 1.12 (0.49–2.54) |
2- | 0.35 (0.12–0.99) * | 0.54 (0.18–1.59) |
> 3 | 0.29 (0.13–0.65) ** | 3.63 (0.82–15.99) |