Table 3 Contingency table of medical visit avoidance and independent categorical study variables
Variables | Levels/Categories | Medical Visit Avoidance | Chi-Square Test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | P-value | ||
Gender | Female | 82.17% (756) | 17.83% (164) | 0.036 |
Male | 85.03% (3199) | 14.97% (563) | ||
State | Andhra Pradesh | 86.24% (326) | 13.76% (52) | 0.0076 |
Bihar | 77.49% (730) | 22.51% (212) | ||
Jharkhand | 88.14% (810) | 11.86% (109) | ||
Madhya Pradesh | 80.56% (692) | 19.44% (167) | ||
Rajasthan | 90.09% (836) | 9.91% (92) | ||
Uttar Pradesh | 85.52% (561) | 14.48% (95) | ||
Education | Class 5 | 84.62% (22) | 15.38% (4) | 0.6677 |
Class 5 or less | 86.36% (114) | 13.64% (18) | ||
Class 6-10 | 83.53% (142) | 16.47% (28) | ||
High school graduate | 83.78% (93) | 16.22% (18) | ||
More than high school | 78.18% (43) | 21.82% (12) | ||
No schooling | 88.65% (125) | 11.35% (16) | ||
Other | 84.41% (3416) | 15.59% (631) | ||
Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 37.788 (12.455) | 36.921 (12.368) |  |
Range | 15.000 - 88.000 | 15.000 - 85.000 | Â | |
Transportation(Via Cycle) | No | 87.48% (2626) | 12.52% (376) | 0.0004 |
Yes | 84.03% (1847) | 15.97% (351) | ||
Government Support (PMGKY) | Received Nothing | 86.08% (2326) | 13.92% (376) | 0.2431 |
Yes | 82.27% (1629) | 17.73% (351) | ||
Health Facility Type | Anganwadi/ICDS centre | 80.95% (17) | 19.05% (4) | \(<0.0001\) |
Govt Camp | 85.71% (18) | 14.29% (3) | ||
Govt. Ayush-related (any) | 50.00% (2) | 50.00% (2) | ||
Govt. Dispensary / PHC / CHC | 78.46% (51) | 21.54% (14) | ||
Govt. hospital | 79.36% (423) | 20.64% (110) | ||
Govt. Mobile clinic | 80.00% (4) | 20.00% (1) | ||
NGO or trust hospital/clinic | 75.00% (6) | 25.00% (2) | ||
Other private sector facility | 87.50% (21) | 12.50% (3) | ||
Other public sector facility | 50.00% (2) | 50.00% (2) | ||
Pharmacy/drugstore | 86.89% (53) | 13.11% (8) | ||
Pvt ayush-related | 70.00% (7) | 30.00% (3) | ||
Pvt. Hospital/clinic | 75.13% (441) | 24.87% (146) | ||
Pvt. Mobile clinic | 77.11% (347) | 22.89% (103) | ||
Other | 88.72% (2563) | 11.28% (326) | ||
Religious Affiliation | Buddhism | 91.49% (43) | 8.51% (4) | 0.0116 |
Christianity | 89.86% (195) | 10.14% (22) | ||
Don’t know | 93.75% (15) | 6.25% (1) | ||
Hinduism | 83.80% (3325) | 16.20% (643) | ||
Islam | 88.48% (292) | 11.52% (38) | ||
Jainism | 85.71% (12) | 14.29% (2) | ||
Refused to resposnd | 75.00% (6) | 25.00% (2) | ||
Sikhism | 62.50% (10) | 37.50% (6) | ||
Other | 86.36% (57) | 13.64% (9) | ||
Primary Work Activity(Source) | Daily wage labour in agriculture | 80.97% (234) | 19.03% (55) | 0.4324 |
Daily wage labour in non-agriculture | 85.94% (434) | 14.06% (71) | ||
Did not work for income | 86.60% (627) | 13.40% (97) | ||
Other | 88.10% (37) | 11.90% (5) | ||
Salaried job in government | 85.71% (36) | 14.29% (6) | ||
Salaried job in private company | 84.47% (87) | 15.53% (16) | ||
Self-employed in non-cultivation | 87.21% (225) | 12.79% (33) | ||
Other | 83.67% (2275) | 16.33% (444) | ||