Table 3 Characteristics associated with obtaining treatment from an alternative (folk) medicine practitioner by symptom assessed by multivariate logistic regression

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

aOR (95%CI)*

N=16069

N=10385

N=13863

N=6292

N=3267

N=4621

N=9657

N=12874

N=10433

N=12425

Age (years)

18-39

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

40-64

1.12 (0.80-1.58)

1.15 (0.82-1.60)

1.28 (0.98-1.69)

1.03 (0.70-1.51)

1.25 (0.87-1.80)

0.89 (0.74-1.07)

0.90 (0.65-1.25)

1.12 (0.80-1.55)

1.16 (0.85-1.57)

1.02 (0.74-1.40)

≥65

0.84 (0.50-1.40)

0.90 (0.57-1.44)

1.09 (0.74-1.60)

0.76 (0.44-1.31)

0.81 (0.46-1.42)

0.76 (0.58-1.00)

1.17 (0.74-1.84)

0.99 (0.62-1.59)

1.27 (0.84-1.93)

0.80 (0.50-1.30)

Sex

Male

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Female

1.07 (0.79-1.46)

0.68 (0.51-0.91)^b

0.88 (0.70-1.12)

0.87 (0.62-1.22)

1.14 (0.82-1.59)

1.20 (1.01-1.42)^a

1.23 (0.92-1.66)

0.73 (0.54-0.98)^a

1.04 (0.80-1.36)

1.16 (0.87-1.55)

Education

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

High

1.09 (0.76-1.57)

1.05 (0.74-1.49)

0.85 (0.64-1.14)

1.04 (0.70-1.55)

0.52 (0.33-0.83)^b

1.04 (0.86-1.26)

1.00 (0.71-1.42)

0.91 (0.64-1.30)

1.17 (0.87-1.59)

0.73 (0.51-1.06)

Marital status

Married

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Single

0.74 (0.43-1.26)

0.97 (0.58-1.62)

1.18 (0.80-1.72)

1.11 (0.64-1.92)

0.53 (0.28-1.02)

0.78 (0.60-1.01)

1.04 (0.66-1.62)

0.84 (0.51-1.39)

1.24 (0.82-1.86)

0.71 (0.43-1.20)

Divorced/widowed

1.14 (0.76-1.70)

1.40 (0.97-2.02)

1.33 (0.98-1.80)

1.40 (0.92-2.15)

0.95 (0.61-1.50)

0.86 (0.68-1.09)

1.11 (0.75-1.65)

1.51 (1.03-2.20)^a

1.05 (0.73-1.50)

1.16 (0.80-1.70)

Setting

Urban

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Rural

1.76 (1.27-2.42)^b

1.75 (1.29-2.37)^c

1.22 (0.95-1.56)

1.94 (1.35-2.78)^c

1.60 (1.11-2.29)^a

1.33 (1.11-1.58)^b

1.73 (1.26-2.36)^b

1.58 (1.16-2.15)^b

1.36 (1.03-1.79)^a

1.43 (1.06-1.93)^a

Wealth

Low

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Middle

0.88 (0.60-1.29)

1.31 (0.89-1.93)

1.37 (1.00-1.88)^a

1.21 (0.78-1.87)

1.16 (0.73-1.82)

1.15 (0.91-1.45)

1.06 (0.73-1.55)

1.33 (0.90-1.96)

1.61 (1.13-2.31)^b

1.72 (1.14-2.61)^a

High

0.98 (0.59-1.65)

1.68 (1.02-2.78)^a

1.40 (0.91-2.13)

1.32 (0.74-2.36)

1.17 (0.66-2.10)

1.06 (0.79-1.42)

1.25 (0.76-2.05)

1.45 (0.86-2.44)

1.48 (0.91-2.42)

1.75 (1.03-2.99)^a

Trust in doctors

Trust

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Distrust

1.33 (0.96-1.83)

1.04 (0.76-1.43)

1.19 (0.93-1.53)

1.19 (0.83-1.71)

1.41 (1.00-1.99)

1.16 (0.97-1.38)

1.46 (1.07-1.97)^a

1.26 (0.92-1.72)

1.30 (0.98-1.72)

1.48 (1.10-1.98)^a

Distance to health

<5

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

facility (km)

≥5

0.92 (0.53-1.61)

0.86 (0.47-1.56)

0.98 (0.63-1.54)

0.63 (0.32-1.27)

0.63 (0.30-1.33)

1.02 (0.75-1.40)

0.59 (0.31-1.10)

0.75 (0.42-1.34)

1.01 (0.63-1.60)

0.83 (0.48-1.43)

Country

Armenia

0.84 (0.43-1.65)

0.65 (0.24-1.73)

1.15 (0.57-2.32)

1.09 (0.37-3.19)

1.25 (0.32-4.85)

0.95 (0.56-1.59)

0.93 (0.37-2.34)

2.39 (1.03-5.54)^a

5.31 (2.82-9.98)^c

2.09 (0.97-4.50)

Belarus

0.67 (0.32-1.42)

0.83 (0.38-1.81)

1.63 (0.97-2.75)

1.76 (0.74-4.17)

2.61 (1.05-6.47)^a

1.37 (1.00-1.88)

0.77 (0.37-1.63)

1.27 (0.52-3.07)

1.26 (0.59-2.69)

1.44 (0.70-2.95)

Georgia

0.37 (0.14-0.96)^a

1.69 (0.85-3.36)

2.12 (1.14-3.91)^a

4.50 (1.96-10.29)^c

1.74 (0.51-5.92)

0.95 (0.57-1.56)

0.50 (0.15-1.68)

2.62 (1.20-5.72)^a

1.07 (0.44-2.61)

0.19 (0.02-1.40)

Kazakhstan

1.47 (0.83-2.58)

2.72 (1.54-4.81)^b

1.41 (0.81-2.45)

2.54 (1.12-5.73)^a

5.80 (2.55-13.22)^c

1.72 (1.27-2.34)^b

0.72 (0.33-1.56)

2.30 (1.08-4.87)^a

2.92 (1.50-5.66)^b

1.48 (0.73-3.01)

Kyrgyzstan

3.37 (2.10-5.41)^c

3.20 (1.89-5.43)^c

5.85 (3.82-8.96)^c

6.46 (3.31-12.62)^c

3.27 (1.50-7.13)^b

1.66 (1.26-2.17)^c

6.33 (3.91-10.26)^c

9.96 (5.40-18.36)^c

7.88 (4.58-13.57)^c

7.27 (4.25-12.43)^c

Moldova

1.66 (0.97-2.84)

4.52 (2.74-7.48)^c

6.02 (3.95-9.20)^c

3.53 (1.68-7.41)^b

6.31 (2.92-13.62)^c

1.75 (1.29-2.38)^c

2.98 (1.75-5.08)^c

5.61 (2.95-10.65)^c

5.49 (3.13-9.65)^c

6.38 (3.65-11.15)^c

Russia

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Ukraine

1.00 (0.55-1.82)

1.76 (0.98-3.16)

1.93 (1.19-3.15)^b

1.68 (0.76-3.74)

2.01 (0.80-5.09)

1.41 (1.04-1.92)^a

1.11 (0.59-2.10)

3.52 (1.80-6.87)^c

2.73 (1.50-4.98)^b

2.82 (1.56-5.10)^b