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Table 7 Predictors of EMS Utilization

From: Strengthening care for emergencies: what is the level of awareness and utilization of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in FCT, Nigeria?

Variable1

 

Univariate models

Multivariable model2

  

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Crude OR (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

Female

1

0.116

1

0.570

 

Male

0.71 (0.47, 1.09)

 

0.88 (0.56, 1.37)

 

Age

11–15

1

0.003

1

0.046

 

16–30

0.05 (0.01, 0.42)

 

0.04 (0.00, 0.42)

 
 

31–45

0.41 (0.15, 1.14)

 

0.26 (0.08, 0.83)

 
 

46–60

0.76 (0.28, 2.05)

 

0.40 (0.13, 1.22)

 
 

Above 60

0.90 (0.32, 2.52)

 

0.44 (0.14, 1.38)

 

Location

Abaji

1

< 0.001

1

< 0.001

 

AMAC

1.15 (0.38, 3.48)

 

0.83 (0.27, 2.59)

 
 

Bwari

0.61 (0.28, 1.29)

 

0.44 (0.20, 0.96)

 
 

Gwagwalada

0.37 (0.14, 0.98)

 

0.28 (0.10, 0.78)

 
 

Kuje

0.44 (0.16, 1.22)

 

0.32 (0.11, 0.91)

 
 

Kwali

2.66 (1.17, 6.07)

 

2.12 (0.90, 5.01)

 

Employment

Student

 

< 0.001

 

0.005

 

Unemployed

0.29 (0.15, 0.59)

 

0.52 (0.22, 1.20)

 
 

Employed

0.44 (0.23, 0.82)

 

0.33 (0.16, 0.66)

 
  1. 1The first listed category of each variable was taken as reference value 2Following multiple logistic regression, variables significantly associated with EMS Utilization are presented in bold
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