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. 2023 Jul 26;23:1431. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16346-8

Table 4.

Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of healthcare accessing problems obtained from binary logistic regression model after controlling the selected covariates

OR with 95% CI
Variables Getting permission to go for treatment Getting money for treatment Distance to
health facility
Not wanting to
go alone
At least one barrier in accessing healthcare
Living Standard
Low 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Moderate 1.03 [0.90–1.18] 0.61 [0.56–0.67]*** 0.80 [0.73–0.87]*** 0.97 [0.89–1.05] 0.80 [0.73–0.88]***
High 0.87 [0.76-1.00]+ 0.43 [0.39–0.47]*** 0.60 [0.55–0.66]*** 0.72 [0.66–0.89]*** 0.56 [0.52–0.62]***
Spousal Education
Both Uneducated 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Wife Educated 0.86 [0.74–0.98]* 0.66 [0.60–0.72]*** 0.84 [0.77–0.92]*** 0.88 [0.80–0.96]** 0.73 [0.66–0.81]***
Husband Educated 0.90 [0.77–1.06] 0.71 [0.64–0.79]*** 0.86 [0.77–0.96]** 0.99 [0.89–1.10] 0.76 [0.68–0.86]***
Both Educated 0.66 [0.58–0.75]*** 0.37 [0.34–0.40]*** 0.70 [0.65–0.76]*** 0.75 [0.69–0.81]*** 0.49 [0.45–0.54]***
Women’s Current Age
15–20 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
20–30 0.92 [0.79–1.08] 1.14 [1.02–1.28]* 1.04 [0.94–1.17] 0.77 [0.69–0.86]*** 0.86 [0.77–0.97]*
30–40 0.85 [0.82-1.00]+ 1.26 [1.11–1.43]*** 1.09 [0.97–1.23] 0.67 [0.60–0.76]*** 0.85 [0.75–0.97]*
40–49 0.84 [0.70-1.00]+ 1.18 [1.02–1.41]* 1.00 [0.87–1.14] 0.71 [0.63–0.81]*** 0.84 [0.72–0.96]*
Early Marriage
Yes 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
No 0.82 [0.82–1.04] 0.89 [0.83–0.96]** 0.85 [0.79–0.92]*** 0.91 [0.85–0.98]* 0.90 [0.83–0.97]**
Empowerment Status
Non-empowered 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Partially Empowered 0.76 [0.66–0.88]*** 1.13 [1.01–1.26]* 0.95 [0.86–1.06] 0.80 [0.72–0.89]*** 0.94 [0.83–1.06]
Fully Empowered 0.46 [0.39–0.53]*** 0.96 [0.86–1.08] 0.71 [0.64–0.80]*** 0.63 [0.57–0.71]*** 0.63 [0.56–0.71]***
Employment Status
No Paid Work 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Agricultural/Unskilled/

Domestic Services

0.93 [0.83–1.05] 1.30 [1.21–1.41]*** 1.14 [1.05–1.23]** 1.12 [1.04–1.20]** 1.34 [1.23–1.46]***
Skilled Manual/Sales 0.78 [0.64–0.95]* 1.24 [1.11–1.39]*** 0.91 [0.82–1.02] 0.86 [0.77–0.96]** 1.08 [0.96–1.21]
Professional/Technical/ Services 0.71 [0.56–0.92]** 0.95 [0.83–1.10] 0.87 [0.76-1.00]+ 0.75 [0.66–0.87]*** 0.77 [0.67–0.88]***
Intimate Partner Violence
No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.40 [1.26–1.56]*** 1.25 [1.16–1.35]*** 1.39 [1.29–1.50]*** 1.34 [1.25–1.45]*** 1.56 [1.43–1.70]***
Religion
Non-Muslim 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Muslim 0.80 [0.72–0.89]*** 0.80 [0.72–0.88]*** 0.80 [0.72–0.88]*** 0.79 [0.71–0.88]***
Number of Living Children
≤ 2 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
> 2 1.05 [0.97–1.14] 1.04 [0.96–1.13] 1.03 [0.95–1.11] 1.09 [1.00-1.19]*
Place of Residence
Rural 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Urban 0.81 [0.73–0.91]*** 1.21 [1.13–1.31]*** 0.77 [0.72–0.83]*** 0.85 [0.79–0.91]*** 0.93 [0.86-1.00]+
Region
Eastern 1.18 [1.04–1.33] 0.89 [0.82–0.97]** 0.93 [0.86-1.00]+ 0.94 [0.87–1.01]+ 0.83 [0.77–0.91]***
Central 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Western 1.10 [0.98–1.23] 0.88 [0.81–0.94]*** 0.87 [0.81–0.93]*** 0.94 [0.88–1.01]+ 0.95 [0.88–1.03]
All-weather Road
No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.88 [0.80–0.96]** 0.76 [0.69–0.83]*** 2.52 [2.10–3.02]*** 0.85 [0.77–0.93]**

Note: +p < 0.10; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001