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Table 2 Predictors of summary factor scores of respondent opinions about health services from multivariate logistic regressions

From: What roles do accredited drug dispensing outlets in Tanzania play in facilitating access to antimicrobials? Results of a multi-method analysis

 

Outcomes odds ratios [95 % confidence intervals]

Predictors

n

Services in ADDOs

Services in public health facilities

Services in ADDOs vs. other facilities

Medicine affordability

Region (vs. Mbeya)

 Morogoro

284

1.61**** [1.24,2.08]

1.13 [0.93,1.38]

1.38**** [1.24,1.53]

1.02 [0.94,1.11]

 Singida

299

0.94 [0.71,1.24]

1.20* [0.97,1.48]

0.97 [0.86,1.09]

1.02 [0.93,1.12]

 Tanga

300

0.81 [0.59,1.10]

0.96 [0.78,1.17]

1.04 [0.91,1.19]

0.96 [0.88,1.05]

Distance from ADDO

  < 5 km (vs. 5 km and over)

844

1.13 [0.97,1.32]

1.03 [0.86,1.23]

1.12** [1.01,1.24]

1.05 [0.98,1.12]

Household size (vs. median size)

  < median household size

468

1.01 [0.86,1.18]

1.01 [0.81,1.26]

0.95 [0.83,1.09]

1.02 [0.94,1.11]

  > median household size

499

0.97 [0.83,1.12]

1.02 [0.87,1.19]

0.94 [0.84,1.06]

0.95 [0.87,1.05]

Respondent

 Male (vs. female)

583

1.08 [0.94,1.24]

0.82*** [0.72,0.92]

1.02 [0.91,1.13]

0.96 [0.90,1.01]

 Age (vs. <25 years)

 

  25-50 years

702

0.96 [0.73,1.25]

0.81* [0.65,1.01]

1.05 [0.90,1.23]

0.93* [0.85,1.01]

   > 50 years

386

1.01 [0.75,1.37]

0.87 [0.70,1.08]

1.03 [0.88,1.20]

0.90* [0.81,1.01]

  No secondary school education (vs. at least some secondary school education)

1009

1.31** [1.03,1.66]

1.55**** [1.36,1.78]

0.99 [0.88,1.10]

0.89*** [0.82,0.95]

  1. This table shows predictors of summary factor scores of respondent opinions about health services delivered in ADDOs, in public healthcare facilities, in other healthcare facilities, and medicines affordability from multivariate logistic regressions
  2. * p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01, **** p < 0.001