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Table 1 Logistic regression analyses for determinants affecting patients’ choices of health facilities (Non-CTD vs. CTD)

From: Better care provided to patients with tuberculosis at county designated TB hospitals (CTD) compared to non-CTDs in rural China

Categories

CTDs

Non-CTDs

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

 

No (%)

No (%)

Gender (female/male)

 Male

308 (76.62)

94 (23.38)

1.357 (0.882-2.088)

1.705 (1.014-2.866)

 Female

99 (70.71)

41 (29.29)

Marriage (unmarried/married)

 Married

363 (74.08)

127 (25.92)

2.566 (1.068-6.164)

1.342 (0.477-3.774)

 Unmarried

44 (88.00)

6 (12.00)

No. of previous TB episodes

 1

354 (74.37)

122 (25.63)

  

 2 (2 vs.1)

47 (83.93)

9 (16.07)

0.556 (0.265-1.167)

0.451 (0.197-1.034)

 3-4 (3–4 vs.1)

8 (66.67)

4 (33.33)

1.451 (0.429-4.903)

1.868 (0.460-7.574)

First diagnosis year* (before/after)

 Before 2005

83 (51.23)

79 (48.77)

5.507 (3.623-8.371)

6.869 (4.241-11.127)

 After 2005

324 (85.26)

56 (14.74)

Education degree (≥6/<6)

  < 6 years

251 (74.04)

88 (25.96)

0.865 (0.576-1.299)

0.825 (0.490-1.392)

  ≥ 6 years

155 (76.73)

47 (23.27)

Insurance (insured/non)

 Non-insured

7 (70.00)

3 (30.00)

0.766 (0.195-3.005)

0.682 (0.148-3.143)

 Insured

402 (75.28)

132 (24.72)

Income quartile#

 Group 1

111 (77.62)

32 (22.38)

1.077 (0.626-1,852)

0.922 (0.491-1.730)

 Group 2 (2 vs.1)

116 (76.32)

36 (23.68)

 Group 3 (3 vs.1)

94 (73.44)

34 (26.56)

1.255 (0.720-2.186)

1.105 (0.569-2.147)

 Group 4 (4 vs.1)

73 (69.52)

32 (30.48)

1.521 (0.858-2.694)

1.893 (0.923-3.882)

Occupation (farmer/non)

 Non-farmer

119 (74.38)

41 (25.63)

0.944 (0.618-1.443)

1.222 (0.698-2.138)

 Farmer

289 (75.46)

94 (24.54)

Age (≥40/<40)

  < 40 years old

73 (86.90)

11 (13.10)

2.509 (1.288-4.887)

2.800 (1.239-6.328)

  ≥ 40 years old

328 (72.57)

124 (27.43)

Provinces

 Shandong

130 (87.25)

19 (12.75)

  

 Jiangsu (JS vs.SD)

151 (75.50)

49 (24.50)

2.220 (1.244-3.963)

3.070 (1.568-6.010)

 Sichuan (SC vs. SD)

128 (65.64)

67 (34.36)

3.581 (2.036-6.300)

4.467 (2.285-8.734)