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Table 3 Proportion and prevalence ratio for having renounced care for financial reasons

From: Renouncing care in French Guiana: the national health barometer survey

Variable

Having renounced care for financial reasons (%)

p*

Prevalence ratio**

p**

Gender (N = 2015)

Male

25.3

< 0.001

1

0.001

 

Female

36.2

 

1.36 [1.14;1.63]

 

Age (N = 2015)

15–24 years

23.6

0.010,

  

25–34 years

35.9

  

35–44 years

32.0

  

45–54 years

35.9

  

55–64 years

29.2

  

65–75 years

26.3

  

Birth place (N = 2015)

Born in France

27.1

< 0.001

  

Foreign-born

37.7

  

Educational level (N = 1994)

None

36.8

0.002

  

Below High school graduation

27.4

  

High school graduation

30.2

  

first college degree

30.0

  

Equal or above to a bachelor degree

23.1

  

Language most often spoken (N = 2015)

French

26.9

< 0.001

  

Creole

38.6

  

Portuguese

45.4

  

English

31.9

  

Nengue tongo

26.1

  

Amerindians languages

33.8

  

Others

19.0

  

Perceived Financial Status (N = 2000)

You are really comfortable

15.6

< 0.001

1

0.000.

Your are comfortable

21.7

1.36 [0.96;1.93]

It is tight

32.2

1.96 [1.37;2.81]

It’s really difficult

49.1

2.78[1.99;3.89]

You do not make ends meet without making debts

55.4

2.90[1.98;4.25]

Professional Status (N = 2014)

Employed

29.4

< 0.001

  

Student

19.4

  

Unemployed

39.1

  

Retired

21.4

  

Other inactive

42.5

  

Living conditions (N = 2014)

Having water at home

29.7

0,020,0,020,

  

No water at home

41.3

  

Residence location (N = 2015)

Coastal

33.1

0.137

  

Savanas

25.4

  

Western

27.6

  

Eastern

26.5

  

Living alone (N = 2007)

Yes

30.6

0.369

  

No

34.1

  

Having a religion (N = 2007)

Yes

33.9

0.001

  

No

25.1

  

Perceived health (N = 2003)

Very good

23.1

< 0.001

1

0.0002

Good

27.9

1.06 [0.82;1.37]

Fairly good

34.9

1.17 [0.90;1.51]

Poor / Very poor preceived health

63.1

1.71 [1.27;2.29]

Having complementary health insurance (N = 1991)

Yes

28.8

< 0.001

1

0.000.

No

40.1

1.44[1.20;1.74]

  1. *Pearson’s chi-square test in bivariate analysis
  2. **Final multivariate model
  3. The variable “Religion” and “Housing condition” were not included in the multivariate model because they describe various situations and profiles that did not allow interpretation