Table 3 Factors associated with practice closure because of COVID-19 in multilevel regression in private and non-private sectors

Professional factors

Specialty

GP

1.38 (1.04, 1.85)*

1.08 (0.77, 1.53)

1.14 (0.82, 1.59)

0.03*

Specialist

Reference category

Fear score

1.54 (1.24, 1.92)*

1.38 (1.04, 1.82)*

1.28 (0.97, 1.67)

0.21

Knowledge score

1.05 (0.98, 1.12)

1.03 (0.96, 1.11)

1.01 (0.94, 1.09)

0.21

Practice factors

Clinic in an academic institution

1.37 (0.93, 2.03)

1.81 (1.04, 3.15)*

2.13 (1.23, 3.71)*

0.13

Clinic in non-academic institution

Reference category

Solo practice

1.45 (1.00, 2.10)

1.14 (0.66, 1.97)

1.13 (0.65, 1.94)

0.50

Non-solo practice

Reference category

Group practice

0.88 (0.60, 1.29)

0.79 (0.49, 1.28)

0.80 (0.49, 1.29)

0.85

Non-group practice

Reference category

Hospital setting

0.55 (0.41, 0.75)*

0.58 (0.35, 0.97)*

0.60 (0.36, 0.99)*

0.64

Non- hospital setting

Reference category

Setting

Rural

1.29 (0.91, 1.82)

0.58 (0.42, 0.81)*

0.58 (0.42, 0.81)*

0.001*

Urban

Reference category

Structural factors

Beds/1000 population

1.01 (0.72, 1.41)

0.65 (0.46, 0.91)*

0.94 (0.65, 1.37)

0.96

Income

HICs

0.55 (0.15, 1.93)

2.00 (0.60, 6.69)

0.60 (0.19, 1.90)

0.64

Non-HICs

Reference category