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Table 3 Logistic regressions predicting the likelihood of ever having a blood test for malaria (odds ratios)

From: How do risk preferences relate to malaria care-seeking behavior and the acceptability of a new health technology in Nigeria?

 

Ever had blood test for malaria

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Risk game (reference: Game 200/200)

     

 Game 100/300

0.620**

0.651*

0.736

0.668*

0.728

 

[0.393 - 0.977]

[0.406 - 1.045]

[0.459 - 1.180]

[0.415 - 1.076]

[0.449 - 1.180]

 Game 0/400

1.655

1.779

1.978

2.073*

2.112*

 

[0.722 - 3.794]

[0.726 - 4.362]

[0.790 - 4.957]

[0.937 - 4.587]

[0.922 - 4.834]

 Joint test p-value

 

0.039

0.070

0.020

0.038

Male (reference: female)

 

0.890

0.808

0.797

0.772

  

[0.606 - 1.308]

[0.531 - 1.231]

[0.527 - 1.204]

[0.500 - 1.194]

Age (reference: 18–29)

     

 30-39

 

0.942

0.913

1.003

0.960

  

[0.522 - 1.699]

[0.519 - 1.608]

[0.549 - 1.832]

[0.539 - 1.712]

 40-49

 

1.338

1.373

1.388

1.382

  

[0.628 - 2.851]

[0.638 - 2.956]

[0.649 - 2.969]

[0.636 - 3.004]

 50+

 

1.590

2.063**

1.776**

2.031**

  

[0.886 - 2.853]

[1.134 - 3.755]

[1.004 - 3.141]

[1.100 - 3.751]

 Joint test p-value

 

0.081

0.008

0.033

0.019

Married (reference: not married)

 

1.777**

1.840**

1.665*

1.735*

 

[1.079 - 2.927]

[1.070 - 3.164]

[0.981 - 2.826]

[0.992 - 3.034]

Recruited at PPMV (reference: pharmacy)

 

0.707

0.847

0.835

0.908

 

[0.454 - 1.101]

[0.510 - 1.407]

[0.512 - 1.363]

[0.531 - 1.552]

Ibadan (reference: Ogbomosho)

 

2.181***

2.192***

1.561*

1.757**

  

[1.406 - 3.382]

[1.345 - 3.574]

[0.945 - 2.580]

[1.020 - 3.027]

Education (reference: less than primary)

    

 Primary

  

1.105

 

1.068

   

[0.478 - 2.554]

 

[0.484 - 2.360]

 Secondary

  

2.017

 

1.539

   

[0.774 - 5.254]

 

[0.636 - 3.720]

 Higher

  

3.656***

 

2.413**

   

[1.473 - 9.077]

 

[1.042 - 5.591]

 Joint test p-value

  

0.012

 

0.040

Wealth (reference: poorest quintile)

    

 Second

   

1.562

1.200

    

[0.876 - 2.783]

[0.690 - 2.085]

 Third

   

1.992**

1.571

    

[1.026 - 3.866]

[0.868 - 2.843]

 Fourth

   

2.742**

1.836*

    

[1.244 - 6.043]

[0.905 - 3.728]

 Richest

   

5.156***

3.304***

    

[2.633 - 10.098]

[1.781 - 6.129]

 Joint test p-value

   

0.000

0.003

N

438

438

438

438

438

Wald chi2 (df)

9.4 (2)

106.1 (9)

86.2 (12)

123.5 (13)

140.4 (16)

p

<0.01

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

  1. Standard errors are clustered at the shop level.
  2. 95% Confidence intervals in brackets.
  3. *** p < 0.01, ** p < 0.05, * p < 0.10.
  4. p-values for Wald statistics reported for joint tests.
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