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Table 4 Instrumental probit regression indicating probability of utilization of public health facility
Variables | Instrumental variable probit |
|---|---|
Demand-side characteristics | |
Age (ref = 0 to 14) | |
15 to 29 | − 0.05 |
30 to 44 | − 0.081 |
45 to 59 | − 0.005 |
60 to 81 | 0.064 |
Sex (ref = male) | |
Female | − 0.129*** |
Education (ref = illiterate) | |
Literate | 0.016 |
Group (ref = migrants) | |
Sedentarized | 0.228*** |
Marital status (ref = never married) | |
Currently married | 0.034 |
Widowed | − 0.089 |
Divorced | − 0.183 |
Wealth quintiles (ref = poorest) | |
Quintile 2 | − 0.061 |
Quintile 3 | − 0.108*** |
Quintile 4 | − 0.168** |
Quintile 5 | − 0.59 |
Whether chronic (ref = yes) | |
No | − 0.069** |
Household size | − 0.006 |
Trust on medical ability (ref = unsatisfactory) | |
Satisfactory | 0.033** |
Supply-side characteristics | |
Time taken to reach nearest facility (ref = 1 h) | |
Within 2 h | − 0.054 |
Within 3 h | − 0.218* |
More than 3 h | − 0.381** |
Remoteness (ref = non-availability of transport) | |
Availability of transport within 2-km radius | 0.232* |
Health facility readiness score | 0.118*** |
Perceived quality score | 0.101** |