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Table 4 Adjusted and unadjusted Odds Ratio (OR) of reported health care need (Outcome A), and appropriate health-seeking behaviour (Outcome B), against sociodemographic variables, from binomial logistic regression

From: Examining the relation between the subjective and objective social status with health reported needs and health-seeking behaviour in Dande, Angola

Variables

Outcome A

Outcome B

n

Unadjusted OR

p

Adjusted ORa

p

n

Unadjusted OR

p

Adjusted ORa

p

SSS quartiles

11,071

    

5452

    

1st quartile

3987

1

 

1

 

1173

1

 

1

 

2nd quartile

2076

1.23 (1.10–1.36)

< 0.001

1.36 (1.18–1.56)

< 0.001

1034

1.29 (0.93–1.77)

0.122

1.52 (1.05–2.19)

0.025

3rd quartile

2754

1.31 (1.19–1.44)

< 0.001

1.10 (0.98–1.24)

0.120

1417

1.28 (0.96–1.71)

0.093

1.74 (1.24–2.43)

0.001

4th quartile

2254

1.45 (1.31–1.61)

< 0.001

1.12 (0.99–1.28)

0.067

1218

2.07 (1.46–2.95)

< 0.001

2.23 (1.52–3.26)

< 0.001

Household income

9840

    

4730

    

<= 10,000 AOA

2709

1

 

1

 

1222

1

 

1

 

10,001–30,000 AOA

5131

1.17 (1.06–1.28)

0.001

0.96 (0.86–1.08)

0.540

2510

1.66 (1.27–2.17)

< 0.001

1.33 (0.97–1.82)

0.074

> 30,000 AOA

1640

1.89 (1.67–2.14)

< 0.001

1.56 (1.34–1.81)

< 0.001

998

1.52 (1.09–2.12)

0.014

1.09 (0.74–1.61)

0.663

Proportion res/fixed salary

12,224/12,246

0.76 (0.66–0.88)

< 0.001

0.53 (0.43–0.64)

< 0.001

5870/5881

1.87 (1.06–3.32)

0.032

1.20 (0.63–2.29)

0.586

Years of Schooling

10,747/12,246

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.007

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.003

5368/5881

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.129

0.99 (0.96–1.03)

0.673

Place of residence

12,240

    

5881

    

Rural

2628

1

 

1

 

871

1

 

1

 

Urban

9612

2.20 (2.01–2.40)

< 0.001

1.57 (1.30–1.88)

< 0.001

5010

1.60 (1.23–2.09)

< 0.001

0.73 (0.40–1.33)

0.307

Distance to health facilities

12,246

    

5881

    

< 2 km

8302

1

 

1

 

4196

1

 

1

 

2–10 km

2450

0.92 (0.84–1.01)

0.075

1.05 (0.92–1.19)

0.491

1187

1.52 (1.11–2.08)

0.010

1.54 (1.03–2.29)

0.04

> 10 km

1494

0.49 (0.44–0.55)

< 0.001

0.66 (0.52–0.83)

0.001

498

0.51 (0.38–0.70)

< 0.001

0.37 (0.18–0.73)

0.005

Drinking water

12,189

    

5228

    

Unimproved

5212

1

 

1

 

2015

1

 

1

 

Improved

6977

1.55 (1.44–1.66)

< 0.001

1.15 (1.03–1.30)

0.016

3513

1.46 (1.18–1.81)

0.001

1.65 (1.20–2.26)

0.002

Associative filiation

12,239

    

5881

    

No

8111

1

 

1

 

4324

1

 

1

 

Yes

4128

1.89 (1.75–2.04)

< 0.001

1.17 (1.05–1.29)

0.004

1557

1.39 (1.10–1.74)

0.005

1.43 (1.08–1.89)

0.013

Bed net ownership

12,051

    

5788

    

No

3854

1

 

1

 

3691

1

 

1

 

Yes

8197

1.46 (1.35–1.57)

< 0.001

1.52 (1.38–1.68)

< 0.001

2097

1.35 (1.07–1.71)

0.011

1.46 (1.10–1.95)

0.009

  1. Note: Values of OR > 1 indicate increased risk of self-reported health care need and odds of appropriate HSB. a Adjusted for all variables listed