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Table 5 Repondents' preferred medium for consulting a doctor if hypothetically living 20 minutes from a clinic

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

   

20 minutes

       
   

Telephone1

   

Webcam1

   

Variable

 

n%

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value2

Adjusted OR3(95% CI)

p value 2

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

p value2

Adjusted OR3(95% CI)

p value2

Sex

Female4

487 (74%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

Male

173 (26%)

1.13 (0.70-1.82)

0.61

1.08 (0.65-1.79)

0.78

2.95 (1.02-8.56)

0.05

2.26 (0.68-7.57)

0.19

Age

16 to 19

214 (32%)

1.10 (0.70-1.72)

0.69

0.97 (0.61-1.54)

0.89

2.16 (0.75-6.26)

0.16

3.22 (0.97-10.75)

0.06

 

20 to 244

448 (68%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Remoteness

Major city4

548 (83%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

Non-major city

111 (17%)

0.84 (0.46-1.51)

0.55

0.83 (0.45-1.50)

0.53

0.80 (0.18-3.62)

0.77

0.77 (0.16-3.68)

0.74

Had an STI test

Yes4

223 (34%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

No

433 (65%)

1.91 (1.16-3.13)

0.01

1.84 (1.08-3.14)

0.03

0.90 (0.29-2.79)

0.85

0.75 (0.19-2.92)

0.68

Any same-sex partners

Yes

67 (10%)

0.75 (0.35-1.63)

0.47

0.94 (0.42-2.11)

0.88

2.38 (0.65-8.80)

0.19

1.13 (0.25-5.07)

0.87

 

No4

593 (90%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Yearly visits to a doctor

0-34

358 (54%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

4+

304 (46%)

0.97 (0.64-1.49)

0.90

1.10 (0.70-1.73)

0.67

0.65 (0.21-1.95)

0.44

0.86 (0.26-2.91)

0.81

Partner total

0-24

526 (80%)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 
 

3+

136 (21%)

0.66 (0.37-1.19)

0.66

0.78 (0.42-1.44)

0.42

3.80 (1.31-11.05)

0.01

4.24 (1.24-14.42)

0.02

  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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