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Table 3 Generalized ordinal logistic regression of factors associated with access to primary care

From: Access to primary healthcare services and associated factors in urban slums in Nairobi-Kenya

Access tertile

 

Unadjusted Model

Adjusted Model

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Lowest

 Sex of the household head (Ref: female)

Male

2.50*

1.43

4.36

2.07*

1.14

3.76

 Quarterly healthcare expenditure

USD 5- USD 999

0.35*

0.17

0.72

0.27*

0.13

0.59

  (Ref:≤USD 5)

USD 10- USD 29.9

0.50

0.25

1.00

0.39*

0.18

0.83

≥USD 30

0.29**

0.15

0.54

0.24**

0.12

0.47

 Source of primary care (Ref: public)

Private

2.94**

1.79

4.84

3.56**

2.07

6.11

 Age group (Ref: 18–29)

30–44

0.85

0.51

1.44

   

45–59

1.28

0.59

2.78

   

> 60

4.62

0.56

37.78

   

 Education (Ref: primary)

Secondary

0.97

0.59

1.59

   

Tertiary

1.20

0.43

3.33

   

 Household size (Ref: 1 to 3)

4+

0.60

0.37

0.98

   

 Marital status (Ref: married/living together)

Single/divorced/separated/widowed

0.93

0.58

1.51

   

 Wealth tertile (Ref: lowest)

Middle

0.67

0.37

1.21

   

Highest

0.87

0.48

1.58

   

Ethnicity (Ref: Kamba)

Kikuyu

0.73

0.40

1.32

   

Kisii

0.41

0.15

1.08

   

Luhya

0.74

0.35

1.55

   

Luo

1.33

0.40

4.38

   

Others

0.56

0.21

1.53

   

Moderate

 Sex of the household head (Ref: female)

Male

2.50*

1.43

4.36

3.05*

1.47

6.37

 Quarterly healthcare expenditure

USD 5- USD 999

0.72

0.34

1.50

0.51

0.23

1.13

  (Ref:≤USD 5)

USD 10- USD 29.9

0.78

0.39

1.54

0.57

0.27

1.21

≥USD 30

0.51*

0.27

0.99

0.36*

0.18

0.74

 Source of primary care (Ref: public)

Private

5.76**

3.30

10.07

6.64**

3.67

12.01

 Age group (Ref: 18–29)

30–44

0.65

0.38

1.10

   

45–59

1.26

0.61

2.58

   

> 60

0.42

0.08

2.06

   

 Education (Ref: primary)

Secondary

0.85

0.52

1.40

   

Tertiary

0.44

0.14

1.39

   

 Household size (Ref: 1 to 3)

4+

0.73

0.44

1.20

   

 Marital status (Ref: married/living together)

Divorced/separated/widowed

0.83

0.51

1.35

   

 Wealth tertile (Ref: lowest)

Middle

0.72

0.40

1.32

   

Highest

1.09

0.61

1.94

   

 Ethnicity (Ref: Kamba)

Kikuyu

0.73

0.40

1.32

   

Kisii

0.41

0.15

1.08

   

Luhya

0.74

0.35

1.55

   

Luo

1.33

0.40

4.38

   

Others

0.56

0.21

1.53

   
  1. CI confidence interval, Ref reference category, *significant at *p < 0.05, *** significant at p < 0.001
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