| Public Hospital (N = 384) Mean (SD) | Private (N = 3121) Mean (SD) | Unadjustedc | Adjusted Odds Ratioc, d |
---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare provider supporta | 3.13 (0.57) | 3.35 (0.48) | 0.40 (0.32, 0.49) | 0.57 (0.44, 0.72) |
Having sufficient informationa | 2.97 (0.52) | 3.07 (0.48) | 0.59 (0.47, 0.74) | 0.78 (0.61, 1.01) |
Actively managing healtha | 2.93 (0.52) | 3.07 (0.49) | 0.54 (0.43, 0.67) | 0.67 (0.52, 0.86) |
Social support for healtha | 3.11 (0.55) | 3.26 (0.49) | 0.53 (0.43, 0.66) | 0.66 (0.52, 0.84) |
Active appraisal of health informationa | 2.82 (0.52) | 2.85 (0.53) | 0.87 (0.71, 1.07) | 1.04 (0.82, 1.33) |
Active engagement with healthcareb | 3.82 (0.78) | 4.07 (0.58) | 0.52 (0.44, 0.61) | 0.77 (0.64, 0.93) |
Navigating the healthcare systemb | 3.63 (0.75) | 3.91 (0.57) | 0.45 (0.38, 0.54) | 0.65 (0.53, 0.79) |
Ability to find good health informationb | 3.56 (0.80) | 3.85 (0.62) | 0.51 (0.43, 0.59) | 0.77 (0.64, 0.93) |
Understanding health information well enoughb | 3.85 (0.78) | 4.11 (0.58) | 0.51 (0.43, 0.60) | 0.87 (0.71, 1.05) |