Table 3 Gender specific multinomial regression analyses on the determinants associated with type of outpatient service use among users (n = 946)

Predisposing factors

Age

2.17

(0.49 – 9.65)

1.04

(0.24 – 4.58)

0.98

(0.24 – 3.99)

2.68

(0.39 – 18.33)

2.15

(0.52 – 9.00)

1.12

(0.28 – 4.55)

0.63

(0.19 – 2.03)

2.39

(0.42 – 13.67)

1.88

(0.45 – 7.89)

0.42

(0.10 – 1.77)

1.14

(0.35 – 3.78)

2.77

(0.47 – 16.21)

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Education

1.56

(0.88 – 2.74)

0.99

(0.51 – 1.94)

1.99

(0.98 – 4.03)

1.50

(0.65 – 3.47)

Secondary versus < secondary

Marital status Widow/sep/div/single versus Married/common-law

1.83

(1.17 – 2.85)

1.24

(0.72 – 2.15)

1.03

(0.51 – 2.05)

1.70

(0.75 – 3.85)

Enabling factors

Household adjusted Income

0.96

(0.57 – 1.62)

1.12

(0.59 – 2.11)

0.80

(0.35 – 1.84)

0.62

(0.24 – 1.62)

Low versus high

Social support

0.93

(0.38 – 2.29)

0.70

(0.22 – 2.25)

1.44

(0.50 – 4.14)

1.14

(0.32 – 4.09)

None/a little/some versus Most/all the time

Accessibility (Yes versus No)

1.34

(0.47 – 3.79)

1.10

(0.29 – 4.20)

0.39

(0.09 – 1.77)

0.07

(0.01 – 0.74)

Acceptability (Yes versus No)

1.13

(0.65 – 1.96)

0.40

(0.18 – 0.87)

0.32

(0.14 – 0.74)

1.89

(0.79 – 4.54)

Availability (Yes versus No)

2.30

(0.94 – 5.61)

3.47

(1.30 – 9.26)

1.13

(0.37 – 3.41)

0.61

(0.15 – 2.48)

Need factors

Chronic illness (Yes versus No)

1.11

(0.48 – 2.57)

0.58

(0.23 – 1.46)

1.37

(0.48 – 3.90)

0.71

(0.24 – 2.06)

Anxiety (Yes versus No)

1.22

(0.78 – 1.91)

1.17

(0.67 – 2.04)

2.30

(1.17 – 4.52)

2.16

(0.98 – 4.77)

Addictions (Yes versus No)

0.75

(0.34 – 1.63)

0.83

(0.31 – 2.20)

1.65

(0.69 – 3.97)

0.79

(0.29 – 2.20)

Somatic symptoms

0.94

(0.55 – 1.59)

0.60

(0.32 – 1.12)

1.00

(0.49 – 2.07)

0.35

(0.16 – 0.77)

3 versus < 3

Past year suicide thought or attempt (Yes versus No)

1.23

(0.79 – 1.92)

0.88

(0.49 – 1.56)

1.39

(0.70 – 2.77)

1.32

(0.59 – 2.92)

Perceived mental health

0.59

(0.31 – 1.10)

0.69

(0.33 – 1.41)

2.45

(1.00 – 6.01)

0.48

(0.19 – 1.22)

Good/fair/poor versus Very good/excellent

R square of Nagelkerke

0.26

0.11