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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with a non-public psychiatric health facility as first place patients sought care prior to Pantang hospital

From: Pathways to psychiatric care for mental disorders: a retrospective study of patients seeking mental health services at a public psychiatric facility in Ghana

Socio-demographic characteristics

uOR

95 % CI

Unadjusted p value

aOR

95 % CI

Adjusted p value

Sex

Male

ref

  

ref

  

Female

1.04

0.44–2.45

0.928

0.77

0.21–2.79

0.676

Age (years)

<20

ref

  

ref

  

20–29

2.04

0.37–11.25

 

3.95

0.17–93.94

 

30–39

1.22

0.20–7.36

 

2.15

0.07–62.07

 

40–49

0.89

0.13–6.03

 

2.09

0.03–148.30

0.602

50–59

1.8

0.26–12.55

 

3.58

0.10–133.66

 

≥60

1

0.14–7.34

0.382

1.74

0.01–212.47

 

Educational level

No formal education

ref

  

ref

  

Basic educationa

0.9

0.19–4.33

 

0.35

0.01–10.27

 

Secondary educationb

0.86

0.18–4.08

 

0.21

0.01–7.48

0.264

Tertiary

0.92

0.15–5.83

0.916

0.11

0.00–6.02

 

Marital status

Single/never married

ref

  

ref

  

Married

0.51

0.22–1.22

 

0.25

0.04–1.68

 

Widowed

0.16

0.04–0.69

 

0.05

0.01–0.80

 

Divorced

0.82

0.09–7.58

 

0.46

0.02–9.74

0.172

Separated

0.54

0.08–3.59

0.254

0.28

0.01–5.77

 

Religion

Christian

ref

  

ref

  

Others

0.5

0.12–2.01

0.194

0.31

0.03–3.12

0.301

Occupation

Unemployed

ref

  

ref

  

Self-employed

1.87

0.76–4.59

 

2.61

0.48–14.24

0.007*

Public servant

4.36

1.07–17.70

0.011*

13.65

1.11–16.40

 

Distance in km

0.99

0.99–1.00

0.860

0.99

0.98–1.00

0.794

Ethnicity

Akan

ref

  

ref

  

others

0.86

0.41–1.81

 

0.81

0.21–3.10

0.961

  1. uOR and aOR are unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio respectively based on binary logistic regression, ref represents the reference category of the variable
  2. Standard error and confidence interval estimation were based on 100 bootstrap replications
  3. * p < 0.05
  4. aPrimary/Junior High
  5. bSenior High/Vocational