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Table 3 Logistic regression of influencing factors towards willingness to pay

From: Patients’ willingness to pay for their drugs in primary care clinics in an urbanized setting in Malaysia: a guide on drug charges implementation

Variable

β

S.E

Wald

p value

Exp (β)

95% CI for exp (β)

Lower

Upper

Age

 Older

0.428

0.441

0.941

0.332

1.534

0.646

3.642

 Younger

    

1.000

  

Gender

 Male

0.037

0.342

0.012

0.913

1.038

0.531

2.031

 Female

    

1.000

  

Ethnicity

 Non-Malay

0.047

0.337

0.019

0.889

1.048

0.542

2.027

 Malay

    

1.000

  

Marital status

 Married

0.576

0.483

1.419

0.234

1.778

0.690

4.585

 Single

    

1.000

  

Level of education

 Higher level

0.128

0.425

0.091

0.763

1.137

0.494

2.616

 Lower level

    

1.000

  

Personal income

 Higher level

0.449

0.477

0.887

0.346

1.567

0.615

3.988

 Lower level

    

1.000

  

Household income

 Higher level

0.510

0.403

1.600

0.206

1.666

0.755

3.673

 Lower level

    

1.000

  

Type of occupation

 Employed

0.092

0.454

0.041

0.840

1.096

0.450

2.671

 Unemployed

    

1.000

  

Number of dependents

 0 to 3

0.965

0.372

6.732

0.009**

2.625

1.266

5.442

 4 and above

    

1.000

  

Type of health condition

 Chronic

0.033

0.406

0.007

0.935

1.034

0.467

2.290

 Acute

    

1.000

  

TCM practice

 Practice TCM

0.045

0.375

0.014

0.905

1.046

0.502

2.179

 Not practice TCM

    

1.000

  

Health insurance

 No health insurance

−0.127

0.382

0.110

0.740

0.881

0.416

1.864

 With health insurance

    

1.000

  
  1. β standardized coefficient, S.E standard error, Exp (β) odds ratio
  2. ** p < 0.05
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