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Table 4 Factors associated with healthcare utilization for non-Kenyan respondents (Eastleigh, July – August 2010)

From: Health care utilization for acute illnesses in an urban setting with a refugee population in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional survey

Variable

Category

Total

Seeking care n (%)

Not seeking care n (%)

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

G_pvalue

Language predominantly spoken in household

Somali

277

212 (75.5)

65 (24.5)

1.22 (0.33 - 4.54)

0.7695

 

Oromo

16

12 (71.6)

4 (28.4)

   

Other

14

12 (91.8)

2 (8.2)

4.42 (0.60 - 32.62)

0.1452

0.2586

Country of origin*

Somalia

267

201 (73.6)

66 (26.4)

   

Ethiopia

43

37 (89.9)

6 (10.1)

3.20 (1.15 - 8.94)

0.0265

0.0265

Advised to go to the hospital

Yes

145

124 (85.5)

21 (14.5)

2.83 (1.43 - 5.60)

0.0028

0.0028

No

163

112 (67.5)

51 (32.5)

   

Gender of household member

Male

58

43 (71.8)

15 (28.2)

   

Female

252

195 (77.3)

57 (22.7)

1.34 (0.61 - 2.96)

0.4689

0.4689

Age of household member

<5years

71

58 (79.5)

13 (20.5)

1.27 (0.57 - 2.82)

0.563

0.563

≥5years

239

180 (75.3)

59 (24.7)

   

Caretaker’s Education

No school or religious education

82

64 (74.5)

18 (25.5)

   

Religious education

70

52 (69.9)

18 (30.1)

0.80 (0.33 - 1.95)

0.6177

 

Only primary school or less

85

64 (81.2)

21 (18.8)

1.48 (0.59 - 3.68)

0.4005

0.5859

Secondary school or higher

73

58 (78.1)

15 (21.9)

1.22 (0.49 - 3.04)

0.666

 

Household size

1- < 3

49

38 (70.1)

11 (29.9)

   

3- < 5

86

67 (79.3)

19 (20.7)

1.63 (0.59 - 4.53)

0.3462

 

5- < 8

96

71 (77)

25 (23)

1.43 (0.54 - 3.78)

0.4743

 

≥8

79

62 (75.7)

17 (24.3)

1.33 (0.46 - 3.80)

0.5972

0.8213

Who cared for the person during the illness

No one/cared for self

87

61 (68.7)

26 (31.3)

   

Other family member

219

173 (78.6)

46 (21.4)

1.67 (0.84 - 3.34)

0.1459

0.1459

Social Economic Status

Higher

107

73 (65.3)

34 (34.7)

   

Middle

125

104 (85.1)

21 (14.9)

3.04 (1.39 - 6.63)

0.0052

 

Lower

70

53 (75.4)

17 (24.6)

1.63 (0.74 - 3.57)

0.2251

0.0199

Severity

Severe

42

37 (88.1)

5 (11.9)

   

Mild

261

196 (75.1)

65 (24.9)

2.45 (0.93 - 6.51)

0.08583

0.08583

  1. *The country of origin here refers to the country of origin of the household caretaker inferred from his/her place of birth and his/her parent’s place of birth.
  2. Note: All percentages are weighted.