Table 5 Multivariate analysis showing variables influencing the odds of buying different types of drugs (N = 1281)
Explanatory variable | Intravenous injection | Non-intravenous injection | Antibiotics | Vitamins | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient (95 % CI) | P-value | Coefficient (95 % CI) | P-value | Coefficient (95 % CI) | P-value | Coefficient (95 % CI) | P-value | ||
Age | -0.009 (-0.01- -0.007) | 0.000 | -0.006 (-0.008- -0.004) | 0.000 | -0.004 (-0.007- -0.001) | 0.002 | 0.874 | ||
Gender | -0.12 (-0.19- -0.05) | 0.000 | 0.066 | 0.052 | 0.103 | ||||
Reason to consult | Respiratory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Digestive | -0.11(-0.21- -0.008) | 0.034 | 0.799 | 0.22 (0.09-0.34) | 0.001 | 0.998 | |||
Cardiovascular | -0.21(-0.30- -0.11) | 0.000 | 0.378 | 0.23 (0.11-0.35) | 0.000 | 0.177 | |||
Diarrhoea | -0.12(-0.22- -0.025) | 0.014 | 0.235 | 0.22 (0.09-0.34) | 0.001 | 0.411 | |||
Pregnancy | -0.13(-0.21- -0.046) | 0.002 | 0.914 | 0.25 (0.14-0.35) | 0.000 | 0.89 | |||
Genitourinary | -0.26(-0.36- -0.16) | 0.000 | -0.18 (-0.29- -0.064) | 0.002 | 0.21 | 0.113 | |||
Injuries | -0.16(-0.31- 0.00) | 0.050 | 0.339 | 0.517 | 0.21 (0.026-0.40) | 0.026 | |||
Skin disease | 0.097 | 0.23 (0.005-0.45) | 0.045 | 0.38 (0.12-0.63) | 0.004 | 0.376 | |||
Diabetes | -0.25(-0.26- -0.03) | 0.048 | 0.478 | 0.266 | 0.164 | ||||
Anaemia | -0.15(-0.26- -0.03) | 0.013 | 0.849 | 0.19 (0.04-0.34) | 0.011 | 0.958 | |||
Other | 0.085 | 0.241 | 0.32 (0.19-0.46) | 0.000 | 0.13 (0.009-0.26) | 0.036 | |||