Table 5.
Association of socio-demographic characteristics, AIB, and morbidity with care challenges
| Characteristics | No significant challenge in care (N = 249), n (%) |
Significant challenge in care (N = 250), n (%) |
OR [95% CI] | p value | AOR [95% CI] | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Female (Ref.) | 133 (51.0) | 128 (49.0) | ||||
| Male | 116(48.7) | 122 (51.3) | 1.09 [0.77, 1.55] | 0.621 | 3.81 [2.04, 7.11] | 0.0001 |
| Age group in years | ||||||
| <45 years (Ref.) | 72 (48.3) | 77(51.7) | ||||
| 46−60 years | 116(47.5) | 128 (52.5) | 1.03 [0.69, 1.55] | 0.880 | 1.02 [0.63, 1.64] | 0.943 |
| >60 years | 61 (57.5) | 45 (42.5) | 0.69 [0.42, 1.14] | 0.147 | 0.38 [0.20,0.72] | 0.003 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 144 (45.9) | 170(54.1) | 1.55 [1.08, 2.23] | 0.019 | 1.89 [1.21, 2.96] | 0.006 |
| Urban (Ref.) | 105 (56.8) | 80 (43.2) | ||||
| Education | ||||||
| No formal schooling | 26 (35.6) | 47 (64.4) | 1.21 [0.59, 2.48] | 0.612 | 1.36 [0.51, 3.60] | 0.537 |
| Junior High School | 73 (54.9) | 60(45.1) | 0.55 [0.29, 1.04] | 0.065 | 0.44 [0.20, 0.99] | 0.048 |
| High school | 128 (53.8) | 110 (46.2) | 0.57 [0.32, 1.04] | 0.067 | 0.49 [0.23, 1.04] | 0.062 |
| Graduation and above (Ref.) | 22 (40.0) | 33 (60.0) | ||||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Homemaker/student/retired employee | 117 (45.3) | 141 (54.7) | 2.35 [1.29, 4.29] | 0.005 | 2.57 [1.25,5.21] | 0.010 |
| Farmers | 41 (48.2) | 44 (51.8) | 3.24 [1.65, 6.39] | 0.001 | 3.62 [1.58, 8.29] | 0.002 |
| Office job | 23 (40.4) | 24 (59.6) | 2.64 [1.62, 4.32] | 0.0001 | 7.54 [3.57, 15.93] | 0.0001 |
| Business/self-employed (Ref.) | 68 (68.7) | 31 (31.3) | ||||
| Family environment | ||||||
| Living alone (Ref.) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | ||||
| Living with spouse/family | 246 (49.9) | 247 (50.1) | 1.00 [0.20, 5.02] | 0.996 | 1.09 [0.15, 7.81] | 0.933 |
| Morbidity | ||||||
| Single (Ref.) | 104 (46.6) | 119 (53.4) | ||||
| Multimorbidity | 145 (52.5) | 131 (47.5) | 0.79 [0.55, 1.12] | 0.190 | 0.74 [0.49, 1.12] | 0.149 |
| AIB | ||||||
| Single (Ref.) | 112 (54.9) | 92(45.1) | ||||
| Multiple | 108 (45.2) | 131 (54.8) | 1.47 [1.01, 2.15] | 0.042 | 1.62 [1.04, 2.52] | 0.032 |
Bold indicates statistically significant.