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. 2024 Aug 5;16(8):e66160. doi: 10.7759/cureus.66160

Table 7. Factors associated with burden on caregivers of children with SCA: multiple logistic regression analysis.

SCA: sickle cell anemia; SAR: Saudi Arabia riyal; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; P<0.05 significant values.

Characteristic Response B Wald P-value OR 95% CI
Had a child diagnosed with physical or psychological diseases? Yes −1.92 9.2 0.001 6.9 2.0–23.8
No       1  
Monthly income <5000 SAR 2.39 6.9 0.009 10.9 1.8–64.8
5000–9999 SAR 0.14 0.02 0.898 1.2 0.1–9.8
>10,000 (Ref.)       1  
Average daily caregiving hours for children   0.20 13.3 <0.001 1.2 1.1–1.4