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
| 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) |