Table 3

Odds ratios in multilevel modelling for source of care (GLLAMM) (base category = attendance at private for profit; Data source - UNHS 2002/3 and 2005/6)

No of Level 1 units = 2806

No of level 2 units = 56

OR

SE

P value

Confidence interval

PNFP relative to private for profit

Female

1.2245

.3207

.439

.7327

2.0462

Rural residence

1.4229

.3237

.121

.9109

2.2226

Within 5 km to health facility

.9954

.1477

.976

.7442

1.3314

Vulnerable female headed Household

.7287

.2319

.320

.3905

1.3597

Vulnerable elderly headed HH

1.3924

.2742

.093

.9466

2.0483

Quintile 2

.6735

.1539

.084

.4303

1.0541

Quintile 3

.9459

.2036

.796

.6203

1.4425

Quintile 4

.8714

.1973

.543

.5590

1.3584

Quintile 5

.7930

.2087

.379

.4733

1.3286

Time (2005/6 = 1)*

2.1485

.3348

.000

1.583

2.9160

Variances and covariances of random effects level 2 (districts)

var(1): 6468 (.2091) Confidence interval = (0.22-1.06)

Public facility relative to private for profit

Female*

1.3773

1.5008

.003

1.1124

1.7052

Rural residence*

1.3176

.1221

.003

1.0986

1.5801

Within 5 km from the health facility

.9301

.0576

.242

.8238

1.0501

Vulnerable female headed household

1.084

.1428

.539

.8375

1.4039

Vulnerable elderly headed HH*

1.5383

.1316

.000

1.3007

1.8193

Quintile 2

.9287

.0860

.425

.7746

1.1136

Quintile 3

.8957

.0852

.247

.7433

1.0793

Quintile 4*

.7470

.0745

.003

.6143

.9085

Quintile 5*

.5479

.0630

.000

.4373

.6865

Time (2005/6 = 1)*

1.3092

.0837

.000

1.1549

1.4841

Variances and covariance's of random effects level 2 (districts)

var(1): .4277 (.1030) Confidence interval = 0.2217,0.6338

*Statistically significant.

UNHS = Uganda National Household Survey; GLLAMM = Generalized linear latent and mixed models; OR = Odds ratio; SE = Standard error

Pariyo et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2009 8:39   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-8-39