Table 3 RTC patient factors associated with inter-facility referral communication, AaBET Hospital, Addis Ababa
Characteristic | Referral communication | Adjusted odds of communication | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 224) | No (n = 164) | ||
N (%) a | N (%) a | aOR (95%CI) | |
Patient sex | |||
Female | 82 (36.6) | 50 (30.5) | 1.0 (ref) |
Male | 142 (63.4) | 114 (69.5) | 0.69 (0.43, 1.12) |
Patient age | |||
< 13 | 11 (5.0) | 12 (7.3) | 0.73 (0.27, 1.97) |
13–24 | 66 (30.0) | 50 (30.5) | 0.98 (0.54, 1.79) |
25–40 | 93 (42.3) | 61 (37.2) | 1.38 (0.78, 2.45) |
> 40 | 50 (22.7) | 41 (25.0) | 1.0 (ref) |
Patient origin | |||
Addis Ababa | 64 (29.1) | 40 (24.5) | 1.32 (0.79, 2.20) |
Outside Addis | 156 (70.9) | 123 (75.5) | 1.0 (ref) |
Date of Arrival | |||
Weekday | 171 (77.7) | 104 (65.4) | 1.74 (1.06, 2.85) |
Weekend | 49 (22.3) | 55 (34.6) | 1.0 (ref) |
Triage Acuityb,c | |||
Low Acuity | 85 (38.8) | 61 (38.9) | 1.0 (ref) |
Moderate Acuity | 102 (46.6) | 69 (43.9) | 1.11 (0.68, 1.79) |
High Acuity | 32 (14.6) | 27 (17.2) | 0.98 (0.49, 1.94) |
Referral source | |||
Referred from government hospital | 130 (58.0) | 121 (73.8) | 0.55 (0.18, 1.68) |
Referred from health center | 80 (35.7) | 38 (23.2) | 1.15 (0.36, 3.72) |
Referred from private institution | 14 (6.2) | 5 (3.0) | 0 (ref) |
Mode of arrival (transport) | |||
Ambulance | 136 (66.0) | 121 (77.6) | 0 (ref) |
No ambulance | 70 (34.0) | 35 (22.4) | 1.46 (0.88, 2.43) |