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. 2016 Aug 16;5(1):181. doi: 10.4102/ajod.v5i1.181

TABLE 3.

Logistic regression analysis of socio-demographic factors on perceived discrimination against people with disabilities.

Variables Perceived discrimination at health facility

OR 95% CI p-value AOR 95% CI p-value
Community
Oforikrom 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Subin 4.64 1.66, 12.98 <0.01 24.25 5.2, 112.26 <0.01
Asawase 1.26 0.55, 2.87 0.57 0.57 0.13, 2.48 0.46
Tafo 2.85 1.16, 6.96 <0.01 5.66 1.33, 24.06 <0.01
Asokwa 0.80 0.36, 1.79 0.59 4.60 1.05, 20.12 <0.05 Gender
Male 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Female 2.40 1.63, 3.52 <0.01 3.89 1.41, 10.76 <0.01
Age
≤20 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
21–30 1.70 0.93, 3.10 0.08 3.37 0.52, 21.53 0.19
31–40 2.56 1.68, 3.91 <0.01 7.69 1.22, 48.33 <0.05
41–50 3.33 1.69, 7.44 <0.01 3.08 0.57, 16.41 0.18
>50 2.64 1.42, 4.88 <0.01 14.32 2.02, 101.51 <0.01
Disability type
Physical 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Blind 2.14 1.36, 3.39 <0.01 5.05 1.44, 17.65 <0.05
Deaf 1.00 - - - - -
Employment
Unemployed 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Government 2.99 1.05, 8.50 <0.01 1.02 0.10, 9.92 0.98
Trading 3.06 1.24, 7.58 <0.01 0.59 0.10, 3.37 0.56
Farming 3.90 1.26, 12.07 <0.01 1.00 - -
Apprenticeship 1.45 0.72, 2.91 0.29 6.76 1.19, 38.25 <0.05
Educational Level
No education 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Basic education 0.16 0.06, 0.37 <0.01 0.01 0.002, 0.11 <0.01
Secondary .015 0.05, 0.42 <0.01 0.005 0.00, 0.06 <0.01
Tertiary 0.07 0.02, 0.20 <0.01 0.04 0.006, 0.28 <0.01
Religion
Christianity 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Islamic 1.33 0.72, 2.45 0.35 0.34 0.10, 1.17 0.09
Staying with family
No 1.00 - - 1.00 - -
Yes 0.20 0.09, 0.41 <0.01 0.08 0.01, 0.39 <0.01

Source: Authors’ own work

OR, Odds ratio; AOR, Adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval, Outcome measures: Perceived discrimination at health facility.