Table 2 RTC patient factors associated with referral to AaBET Hospital, Addis Ababa
Characteristic | Referral status | Adjusted odds of referral | |
|---|---|---|---|
Referred (n = 408) | Not Referred (n = 211) | ||
N (%) a | N (%) a | aOR (95%CI) | |
Patient sex | |||
Female | 138 (33.8) | 78 (37.0) | 1.0 (ref) |
Male | 270 (66.2) | 133 (63.0) | 1.11(0.76–1.63) |
Patient age | |||
< 13 | 23 (5.7) | 8 (3.9) | 1.03 (0.39, 2.67) |
13–24 | 122 (30.2) | 78 (38.2) | 0.62 (0.38, 1.03) |
25–40 | 162 (40.1) | 74 (36.3) | 0.86 (0.53, 1.42) |
> 40 | 97 (24.0) | 44 (21.6) | 1.0 (ref) |
Patient origin | |||
Addis Ababa | 111 (27.5) | 138 (65.4) | 0.22 (0.15, 0.32) |
Outside Addis | 292 (72.5) | 73 (34.6) | 1.0 (ref) |
Date of Arrival | |||
Weekday | 290 (72.9) | 141 (68.8) | 1.02 (0.68, 1.54) |
Weekend | 108 (27.1) | 64 (31.2) | 1.0 (ref) |
Triage Acuityb,c | |||
Low Acuity | 157 (39.6) | 119 (57.2) | 1.0 (ref) |
Moderate Acuity | 178 (44.9) | 73 (35.1) | 1.55 (1.05, 2.28) |
High Acuity | 61 (15.4) | 16 (7.7) | 2.20 (1.16, 4.17) |
Referral status/source | |||
Not referred (from scene) | N/A | 211 (100) | N/A |
Referred from government hospital | 263 (64.5) | E N/AEN | N/A |
Referred from health center | 126 (30.9) | NE N/A N | N/A |
Referred from private institution | 19 (4.7) | NE N/A N | N/A |