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Table 6 Repondents' preferred medium for consulting a doctor if hypothetically living 2 hours from a clinic

From: Young people's views on the potential use of telemedicine consultations for sexual health: results of a national survey

   

2 hours

       
   

Telephone1

   

Webcam1

   

Variable

 

n%

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value2

Adjusted OR3(95% CI)

p value2

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value2

Adjusted OR3(95% CI)

p value2

Sex

Female4

487 (74%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

Male

173 (26%)

0.91 (0.62-1.32)

0.60

0.85 (0.57-1.27)

0.43

1.74 (0.98-3.07)

0.06

1.63 (0.87-3.08)

0.13

Age

16 to 19

214 (32%)

0.92 (0.65-1.30)

0.63

0.90 (0.63-1.29)

0.56

0.98 (0.55-1.73)

0.94

1.02 (0.55-1.90)

0.94

 

20 to 244

448 (68%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Remoteness

Major city

548 (83%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

Non-major city

111 (17%)

0.97 (0.63-1.49)

0.87

1.02 (0.66-1.60)

0.92

0.85 (0.40-1.80)

0.68

0.98 (0.46-2.11)

0.97

Had an STI test

Yes4

223 (34%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

No

433 (65%)

0.95 (0.67-1.34)

0.77

0.92 (0.63-1.34)

0.92

0.73 (0.42-1.28)

0.27

0.64 (0.34-1.20)

0.16

Any same-sex partners

Yes

67 (10%)

0.87 (0.51-1.50)

0.62

0.85 (0.48-1.50)

0.85

1.16 (0.50-2.69)

0.73

0.84 (0.33-2.16)

0.73

 

No4

593 (90%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yearly visits to a doctor

0-34

358 (54%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

4+

304 (46%)

0.77 (0.55-1.06)

0.77

0.72 (0.51-1.02)

0.06

0.82 (0.48-1.40)

0.46

0.88 (0.49-1.58)

0.67

Partner total

0-24

526 (80%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

3+

136 (21%)

0.99 (0.66-1.49)

0.98

0.99 (0.64-1.52)

0.95

1.13 (0.59-2.16)

0.72

0.98 (0.48-1.99)

0.95

  1. 1Reference category is in-person consultation
  2. 2Chi-square test
  3. 3Multinominal regression. Adjusted for sex, age, remoteness, past STI test, same-sex partners, doctor visits, and partner total.
  4. 4Reference category
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