Research Article
Prevalence and Determinants of Appropriate Health Seeking Behaviour among Known Diabetics: Results from a Community-Based Survey
Table 4
Logistic regression predicting likelihood of appropriate health seeking behavior.
| Characteristic | | SE | WALD | value | Exp | 95% CI |
| Constant | 2.394 | 0.346 | 47.822 | <0.001 | 10.953 | | Age (years) | | | | | | | ≥35 <35 | 0.956 | 0.420 | 5.174 | 0.023 | 1.00 2.60 | 1.14–5.92 | Comorbidity | | | | | | | Yes No | 1.212 | 0.318 | 14.527 | <0.001 | 1.00 3.15 | 1.66–5.98 | Family history of diabetes mellitus | | | | | | | Yes No | 1.147 | 0.328 | 12.281 | <0.001 | 1.00 3.36 | 1.80–6.27 | Distance from health facilities (kilometre) | | | | | | | <5 ≥5 | 0.699 | 0.312 | 5.035 | 0.025 | 1.00 2.01 | 1.08–3.70 | Seeking treatment upon diagnosis (within 24 hours) | | | | | | | Yes No | 0.962 | 0.337 | 8.156 | 0.004 | 2.62 1.00 | 1.35–5.07 | Duration of illness (years) | | | | | | | >5 ≤5 | 1.222 | 0.355 | 11.860 | 0.001 | 1.00 3.40 | 1.69–6.08 | Complication of diabetes mellitus | | | | | | | Yes No | −0.584 | 0.318 | 3.369 | 0.066 | 1.00 0.588 | 0.30–1.04 | Family support | | | | | | | low high | −1.112 | 0.456 | 5.949 | 0.015 | 1.00 2.56 | 1.25–7.69 |
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