Table 6 Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Mobility.

From: Understanding patients' mobility for treatment seeking in India

 

Overall model

Same district vs another district

Same district vs another state

RR

SE

RR

SE

Nature of disease

Other®

Infectious

0.883**

 0.038

1.063

 0.085

CVDs

1.739***

 0.071

2.108***

 0.147

NCDs

1.752***

 0.058

1.864***

 0.112

Disability

1.837***

 0.076

2.159***

 0.156

Injuries

0.975

 0.041

0.841*

 0.066

Social group

ST®

SC

0.944

 0.047

0.710***

 0.066

OBC

1.032

 0.047

0.790**

 0.066

Others

0.868**

 0.041

0.921

 0.078

Religion

Hinduism®

1

(.)

1

(.)

Islam

1.181***

 0.041

1.036

 0.067

Christianity

0.878*

 0.049

0.558***

 0.064

Others

1.03

 0.061

1.310**

 0.122

Age (in years)

1.002*

0

1

0

Place of residence

Rural®

1

(.)

1

(.)

Urban

0.587***

 0.015

0.763***

 0.035

Gender

Male

1.087**

 0.027

1.294***

 0.058

Female®

1

(.)

1

(.)

Marital Status

Never married®

1

(.)

1

(.)

Currently married

0.907

 0.048

1.201*

 0.094

Widow/divorced

0.785**

 0.054

0.905

 0.107

Levels of education

Non-literate®

1

(.)

1

(.)

Primary and below

0.921*

  0.029

0.961

 0.05

Upper primary

1.013

 0.039

1.04

 0.073

Secondary

1.045

 0.041

1.082

 0.075

HS and above

1.04

 0.04

1.140*

 0.075

N

62,338

   
  1. All the models were controlled for Insurance; Type of Hospital; Duration of Stay; Cost of medicine; Cost of Surgery; Cost of X-ray/ECG; Cost of other tests; Free Advices.
  2. SE, Standard errors; ®-reference category Source: Authors calculation from NSS data * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.