Table 3 Logistic regression results of outpatient cases

Ailment

  Infection®

  Cancer

6.11***

(2.95 - 12.64)

3.07***

(2.14 - 4.40)

3.53***

(2.57 - 4.83)

  Blood Disease

1.70

(0.89 - 3.27)

1.34

(0.85 - 2.12)

1.45**

(1.00 - 2.11)

  Endocrine

0.79

(0.58 - 1.06)

0.81**

(0.66 - 1.00)

0.81**

(0.68 - 0.96)

  Psychiatric

1.53***

(1.11 - 2.10)

1.32**

(1.03 - 1.68)

1.40***

(1.15 - 1.70)

  Genito-urinary

1.49

(0.91 - 2.44)

1.85***

(1.32 - 2.58)

1.75***

(1.33 - 2.30)

  Eye

0.86

(0.45 - 1.64)

1.06

(0.66 - 1.70)

0.99

(0.68 - 1.44)

  Ear

0.35

(0.09 - 1.45)

0.60

(0.24 - 1.50)

0.52*

(0.24 - 1.12)

  Cardio-vascular

0.84

(0.63 - 1.11)

0.90

(0.74 - 1.10)

0.88

(0.75 - 1.04)

  Respiratory

0.87

(0.68 - 1.12)

0.93

(0.76 - 1.14)

0.91

(0.78 - 1.06)

  Gastro-intestinal

1.52***

(1.13 - 2.05)

1.22

(0.94 - 1.59)

1.36***

(1.12 - 1.66)

  Skin

1.03

(0.64 - 1.67)

1.02

(0.70 - 1.50)

1.01

(0.75 - 1.36)

  Musculo-Skeletal

1.03

(0.77 - 1.37)

1.08

(0.86 - 1.35)

1.07

(0.90 - 1.27)

  Obstetric

3.81***

(1.89 - 7.68)

1.65

(0.82 - 3.30)

2.37***

(1.46 - 3.86)

  Injuries

3.34***

(2.24 - 4.99)

2.33***

(1.71 - 3.17)

2.59***

(2.03 - 3.30)

  Others

1.41

(0.91 - 2.19)

1.75***

(1.22 - 2.49)

1.62***

(1.23 - 2.13)

Gender

  Male®

  Female

0.98

(0.85 - 1.13)

0.90*

(0.82 - 1.00)

0.93*

(0.85 - 1.00)

Education Status

  Graduation and above ®

  Illiterate

2.29***

(1.50 - 3.49)

1.61***

(1.27 - 2.04)

1.75***

(1.43 - 2.15)

  Less than primary education

2.40***

(1.56 - 3.71)

1.52***

(1.18 - 1.96)

1.72***

(1.38 - 2.13)

  Completed primary education

2.25***

(1.46 - 3.46)

1.46***

(1.13 - 1.87)

1.62***

(1.31 - 2.01)

  Middle school completed

1.95***

(1.26 - 3.01)

1.43***

(1.11 - 1.84)

1.52***

(1.23 - 1.89)

  Completed secondary or higher secondary

1.27

(0.81 - 1.97)

1.16

(0.91 - 1.48)

1.18

(0.96 - 1.46)

Type of Employment

  Household without income®

  Casual labour

0.31***

(0.26 - 0.37)

0.25***

(0.22 - 0.29)

0.29***

(0.26 - 0.32)

  Self-employed

0.39***

(0.31 - 0.48)

0.27***

(0.23 - 0.31)

0.32***

(0.28 - 0.36)

  Regular wage

0.74***

(0.61 - 0.90)

0.29***

(0.25 - 0.33)

0.41***

(0.37 - 0.47)

Income Quintile

  Rich®

  Poorest

2.17***

(1.75 - 2.69)

1.54***

(1.31 - 1.81)

1.74***

(1.53 - 1.98)

  Poor

1.26**

(1.02 - 1.56)

1.35***

(1.14 - 1.60)

1.30***

(1.14 - 1.48)

  Middle

1.07

(0.84 - 1.36)

1.19**

(1.03 - 1.39)

1.17**

(1.03 - 1.33)

  Richest

0.86

(0.69 - 1.05)

0.84**

(0.73 - 0.98)

0.84***

(0.74 - 0.95)

Living condition Index

  Low®

  High

0.83**

(0.70 - 0.99)

0.94

(0.84 - 1.06)

0.89**

(0.81 - 0.98)

Chronic Diseases

  Suffered®

  Did not suffer

0.92

(0.76 - 1.12)

1.01

(0.86 - 1.17)

0.97

(0.86 - 1.09)

Location

  Rural®

  Urban

0.99

(0.85 - 1.17)

0.95

(0.84 - 1.06)

1.02

(0.93 - 1.11)

Religion

  Others ®

  Hinduism

1.15

(0.72 - 1.82)

1.74***

(1.22 - 2.49)

1.48***

(1.12 - 1.96)

  Islam

1.28

(0.79 - 2.09)

1.96***

(1.35 - 2.86)

1.67***

(1.24 - 2.24)

  Christianity

1.68*

(0.99 - 2.87)

1.62**

(1.08 - 2.44)

1.61***

(1.17 - 2.22)

Social Group

  SC/ST ®

  OBC

1.23**

(1.03 - 1.47)

1.00

(0.87 - 1.13)

1.09

(0.98 - 1.21)

  Others

1.02

(0.83 - 1.25)

0.96

(0.84 - 1.11)

1.00

(0.89 - 1.12)

Type of Medical Institution

  Public®

  Private

1.56***

(1.24 - 1.96)

0.72***

(0.62 - 0.83)

0.92

(0.82 - 1.04)

Age Group

  Children®

  Working age

1.46***

(1.13 - 1.89)

1.35***

(1.11 - 1.63)

1.39***

(1.20 - 1.62)

  Elderly

1.73***

(1.33 - 2.24)

1.30***

(1.07 - 1.59)

1.45***

(1.24 - 1.70)

State Regions

  South zone ®

  North zone

0.62***

(0.50 - 0.78)

0.72***

(0.62 - 0.84)

0.70***

(0.62 - 0.79)

  East zone

0.94

(0.78 - 1.14)

0.75***

(0.65 - 0.86)

0.81***

(0.72 - 0.91)

  West zone

0.63***

(0.50 - 0.80)

0.53***

(0.44 - 0.63)

0.56***

(0.49 - 0.65)

  Central zone

0.67**

(0.47 - 0.96)

0.81*

(0.64 - 1.02)

0.77***

(0.64 - 0.94)

  North-east zone

0.22***

(0.10 - 0.50)

0.46***

(0.32 - 0.65)

0.39***

(0.28 - 0.53)

  Union Territories

0.66**

(0.44 - 0.99)

0.31***

(0.23 - 0.42)

0.40***

(0.32 - 0.51)

Free Advice

  Yes®

  No

0.89

(0.71 - 1.12)

0.51***

(0.44 - 0.59)

0.60***

(0.53 - 0.68)

Marital Status

  Unmarried ®

  Married

0.90

(0.76 - 1.06)

0.87**

(0.77 - 0.97)

0.88***

(0.80 - 0.96)

Year

  2014®

  2018

1.51***

(1.38 - 1.64)

  Constant

0.02***

(0.01 - 0.04)

0.13***

(0.08 - 0.21)

0.05***

(0.03 - 0.08)

  Observations

26,757

38,188

64,945