Table 2.
ORs of flood exposure and mental health outcomes for respondents with a disability and respondents who are carers compared with other respondents
| Respondent category | Person with a disability (n=164) |
Carer (n=91) |
Others (n=1997) |
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| Flood exposure | n(%) | OR† (95% CI) (Ref=others) |
n (%) | OR† (95% CI) (Ref=others) |
n (%) |
| Non-liveable area flooded (yard/garden) | 59 (37.6) | 1.93 (1.39 to 2.69)*** | 390 (20.0) | 1.92 (1.24 to 2.97)** | 390 (20.0) |
| Liveable area of home flooded | 101 (62.4) | 2.41 (1.71 to 3.39)*** | 911 (46.1) | 1.76 (1.10 to 2.84)* | 911 (46.1) |
| Home evacuation | 47 (29.4) | 2.46 (1.71 to 3.54)*** | 285 (14.5) | 1.38 (0.80 to 2.37) | 285 (14.5) |
| Displaced <6 months | 31 (18.3) | 0.58 (0.30 to 1.10) | 199 (10.0) | 0.74 (0.25 to 2.21) | 199 (10.0) |
| Displaced ≥6 months | 18 (11.4) | 3.78 (2.18 to 6.55)*** | 63 (3.2) | 1.78 (0.70 to 4.54) | 63 (3.2) |
| Long time for help to arrive | 28 (17.3) | 3.25 (2.08 to 5.09)*** | 119 (6) | 2.14 (1.11 to 4.13)* | 119 (6) |
| Disrupted access to health/social care | 62 (38.3) | 3.98 (2.82 to 5.60)*** | 266 (13.5) | 2.17 (1.33 to 3.54)** | 266 (13.5) |
| Disrupted access to food | 53 (32.7) | 2.06 (1.45 to 2.91)*** | 377 (19.1) | 1.60 (0.99 to 2.57) | 377 (19.1) |
| Mental health outcomes | aOR‡ (95% CI) | aOR‡ (95% CI) | |||
| Still distressed | 67 (40.9) | 1.76 (1.18 to 2.63)** | 250 (12.8) | 0.84 (0.49 to 1.44) | 250 (12.8) |
| Probable PTSD | 65 (40.1) | 3.32 (2.22 to 4.96)*** | 419 (21.3) | 1.87 (1.10 to 3.19)* | 419 (21.3) |
*P<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
†Unadjusted OR.
‡aOR for other sociodemographic variables (age, gender, education level and employment status) and severity of flood exposure.
aOR, adjusted OR; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.