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. 2022 Feb 3;12(2):e056342. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056342

Table 2.

Association between pre-existing (NCDs) conditions and difficulty obtaining healthcare and medications

Difficulty obtaining healthcare Difficulty obtaining medications
Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
*Adjusted
OR (95% CI)
Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
†Adjusted
OR (95% CI)
‡Pre-existing (NCDs) conditions
 None Reference Reference
 Single condition 3.48 (2.50 to 4.84) 3.06 (2.17 to 4.32) 3.03 (1.72 to 5.31) 3.12 (1.71 to 5.69)
 Multimorbidity 6.52 (4.33 to 9.81) 5.62 (3.63 to 8.71) 3.72 (2.03 to 6.83) 3.98 (2.01 to 7.87)

*Adjusted for age, ethnicity, residence, occupation, walking proximity to the nearest health centre, and financial hardships with healthcare.

†Adjusted for age, ethnicity, occupation, walking proximity to the nearest health centre and financial hardships with healthcare.

‡Statistically significant ORs are bolded.

NCDs, non-communicable diseases.