Table 4.
Multivariable analysis between health needs and gender
| Characteristic | Crude PR (95% CI) | Adjusteda PR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Female | Male | |
| Adults | ||||
| Non-communicable diseases and risk factors | ||||
| Blood pressure measurement in the last year | Ref. | 0.86 (0.59–1.24) | Ref. | 0.83 (0.58–1.18) |
| Self-report of a diagnosis of high blood pressure | Ref. | 0.75 (0.23–2.45) | Ref. | 0.73 (0.22–2.35) |
| Smoking in the last year | Ref. | 7.04 (2.83–17.53) | Ref. | 6.75 (2.66–17.10) |
| Smoking in the last month | Ref. | 4.89 (1.51–15.86) | Ref. | 4.70 (1.41–15.63) |
| Lifetime prevalence of alcohol use | Ref. | 1.67 (1.25–2.23) | Ref. | 1.69 (1.27–2.25) |
| Alcohol use in the last month | Ref. | 1.60 (0.83–3.09) | Ref. | 1.56 (0.81–2.99) |
| Fruit consumption in the last week | Ref. | 0.96 (0.88–1.05) | Ref. | 0.97 (0.88–1.06) |
| Eye health | ||||
| Lifetime prevalence of visual acuity testing | Ref. | 1.67 (1.06–2.62) | Ref. | 1.76 (1.09–2.83) |
| Difficulty seeing/recognising a face within 6 m in the last year | Ref. | 1.02 (0.78–1.32) | Ref. | 0.95 (0.75–1.19) |
| Communicable diseases | ||||
| Heard about tuberculosis | Ref. | 1.17 (0.94–1.45) | Ref. | 1.23 (1.00–1.52) |
| Heard about HIV/AIDS | Ref. | 1.00 (0.69–1.44) | Ref. | 1.27 (0.91–1.78) |
| Depression | ||||
| Self-report of anhedonia or sadness | Ref. | 0.75 (0.53–1.05) | Ref. | 0.84 (0.62–1.13) |
| Children | ||||
| Eye health | ||||
| Lifetime prevalence of visual acuity testing | Ref. | 0.91 (0.60–1.39) | Ref. | N/A |
| Self-report of a diagnosis of visual impairment or prescription of glasses | Ref. | 2.92 (0.57–14.88) | Ref. | N/A |
a Adjusted by age