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Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression model predicting primary health care seeking for general illness from formal providers, a cross-sectional study of primary healthcare seeking behaviour of adults with physical disabilities in Bangladesh, November–December 2014

From: Primary health care seeking behaviour of people with physical disabilities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Odds Ratio

95% Conf. Interval

Age

   

 18–30

1.0

  

 31–45

3.9

(1.2,

13.4)

 46–59

13.6

(2.9,

63.7)

 60 or over

12.47

(1.7,

93.0)

Sex

 Male

1.0

  

 Female

4.7

(0.94,

23.6)

Marital status

 Ever married

1.0

  

 Never Married

3.6

(1.0,

13.8)

Religion

 Muslim

1.0

  

 Hindu

0.3

(0.1,

0.98)

Educational Attainment

 Less than primary

1.0

  

 Primary education

0.7

(0.2,

2.1)

 Lower secondary education

0.4

(0.1,

1.5)

 Upper secondary education

0.6

(0.2,

2.3)

 Post-secondary or above

0.6

(0.1,

2.7)

Occupation

 Elementary

1.0

  

 Government, NGO or private employees

8.7

(1.0,

76.5)

 Business

1.3

(0.2,

8.0)

 Student

0.7

(0.1,

5.7)

 Homemakers

0.1

(0.0,

2.3)

 Unemployed

0.2

(0.0,

1.5)

Income

 Lowest

1.0

  

 Third

0.6

(0.1,

2.6)

 Fourth

0.4

(0.1,

1.5)

 Highest

0.1

(0.0,

0.8)

Relation to Key earning member in household (HH)

 Self

1.0

  

 Father or Mother

4.2

(0.9,

199.5)

 Brother or Sister

22.8

(0.5,

155.1)

 Wife

1.2

(0.2,

5.4)

 Others

0.4

(0.0,

22.2)

Educational attainment- key earning member

 Less than primary

1.0

  

 Primary education

3.2

(1.1,

9.6)

 Lower secondary education

1.5

(0.4,

6.1)

 Upper secondary education

3.0

(0.8,

11.5)

 Post-secondary or above

1.4

(0.2,

7.5)

Occupation-key earning member

 Elementary

1.0

  

 Government, NGO or private employees

0.6

(0.1,

2.6)

 Business

1.2

(0.3,

4.3)

 Unemployed

1.4

(0.3,

5.5)

Household income

 Second quintile

1.0

  

 Lowest

1.5

(0.4,

66.4)

 Third

0.6

(0.1

3.0)

 Highest

0.2

(0.0,

11.4)

Area of residence

 Urban

1.0

5

 

 Rural

0.8

(0.4,

1.9)

Type of impairment

 Paraplegia/tetraplegia

1.0

  

 Hemiplegia

1.9

(0.7,

55.6)

 Others

11.2

(0.4,

33.6)

Mobility aid used

 No mobility aid required

1.0

  

 Wheel chair

4.0

(1.2,

122.9)

 Crutch or stick

2.9

(0.8,

66.1)

Last illness suffered

 Fever

1.0

  

 Urinary tract infection

10.3

(2.3,

46.6)

 Sores or ulcer

1313.1

(2.1,

79.3)

 Pain

3.6

(1.4,

99.4)

 Diarrhea

3.3

(0.9,

12.6)

 Others

0.8

(0.3,

2.0)