Characteristic | Arrival by ambulance | Adjusted odds of ambulance use | |
---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 366) | No (n = 254) | ||
N (%) a | N (%) a | aOR (95%CI) | |
Patient sex | |||
Female | 139 (38.0) | 74 (29.1) | 1.0 (ref) |
Male | 227 (62.0) | 180 (70.9) | 0.63 (0.43, 0.91) |
Patient age | |||
< 13 | 19 (5.3) | 12 (4.8) | 0.77 (0.32,1.86) |
13–24 | 115 (31.9) | 83 (33.3) | 1.21 (0.75, 1.95) |
25–40 | 145 (40.2) | 93 (37.3) | 1.15 (0.73, 1.82) |
> 40 | 82 (22.7) | 61 (24.5) | 1.0 (ref) |
Patient origin | |||
Addis Ababa | 121 (33.4) | 119 (46.9) | 0.78 (0.53, 1.13) |
Outside Addis | 241 (66.6) | 135 (53.1) | 1.0 (ref) |
Date of Arrival | |||
Weekday | 257 (72.6) | 177 (70.8) | 1.05 (0.71, 1.55) |
Weekend | 97 (27.4) | 73 (29.2) | 1.0 (ref) |
Triage Acuityb,c | |||
Low Acuity | 145 (41.1) | 132 (52.2) | 1.0 (ref) |
Moderate Acuity | 155 (43.9) | 97 (38.3) | 1.34 (0.92, 1.95) |
High Acuity | 53 (15.0) | 24 (9.5) | 1.56 (0.86, 2.84) |
Referral status/source | |||
Referred from government hospital | 191 (54.6) | 55 (23.9) | 4.23 (2.63, 6.78) |
Referred from health center | 68 (19.4) | 51 (22.2) | 1.61 (0.97, 2.69) |
Referred from private institution | 7 (2.0) | 9 (3.9) | 0.88 (0.29, 2.69) |
Self-Referral/Scene | 84 (24.0) | 115 (50.0) | 1.0 (ref) |