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Table 5 Barriers to accessing health care

From: Access to health care and employment status of people with disabilities in South India, the SIDE (South India Disability Evidence) study

Parameter

People with disability

People without disability

 

N

%

N

%

Total (1992)

839

42.1

1153

57.9

Faced difficulty as did not know where to go for treatment

112

13.3

23

2.0

 

Pearson chi2(1) =99.0981; P < 0.001

Cost of Transportation perceived as a barrier

112

13.3

25

2.2

 

Pearson chi2(1) =94.7927; P < 0.001

Faced difficulty in being examined because of equipment at hospital

111

13.2

24

2.1

 

Pearson chi2(1) =95.5363; P < 0.001

Faced difficulty because of hospital staff behavior

106

12.6

26

2.2

 

Pearson chi2(1) =84.5499 P <0.001

Faced difficulty because building/ facilities were not user friendly

107

12.7

27

2.3

 

Pearson chi2(1) =83.9000; P < 0.001