From: Demand for emergency health service: factors associated with inappropriate use
Variables | N | Prevalence (%) | Crude PR (95% CI) | P |
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Shift during which the ER visit took place | ||||
Morning (7 am – 1 pm) | 416 | 27.9 | 1.46 (1.02 – 2.10) | 0.04 |
Afternoon (1 pm – 7 pm) | 556 | 24.6 | 1.29 (0.90 – 1.85) | 0.16 |
Night (7 pm – 1 am) | 522 | 22.2 | 1.16 (0.81 – 1.68) | 0.41 |
Daybreak (1 am – 7 am) | 152 | 19.1 | 1.00 | |
Time taken from the onset of symptoms to arrival in the ER | <0.001* | |||
<1 day | 670 | 14.8 | 1.00 | |
1 – 10 days | 777 | 30.2 | 2.04 (1.66 – 2.52) | |
11 days or more | 198 | 32.3 | 2.18 (1.66 – 2.87) | |
Time in the waiting room | <0.001* | |||
Up to 5 minutes | 663 | 16.4 | 1.00 | |
6 – 15 minutes | 486 | 26.5 | 1.61 (1.29 – 2.03) | |
16 – 30 minutes | 312 | 31.1 | 1.89 (1.49 – 2.40) | |
31 minutes or more | 178 | 33.7 | 2.05 (1.57 – 2.68) |