Type of illness and demographic and socioeconomic variables
|
Dhaka (urban)
|
Matlab (rural)
|
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Medical care
|
OR1(95% CI)
|
Medical care
|
OR1(95% CI)
|
---|
Type of patients/illness
| | | | |
COPD
|
23.9
|
0.89 (0.54-1.47)
|
8.2
|
0.59 (0.30-1.15)
|
Hypertension (reference)
|
32.9
|
1.00
|
17.1
|
1.00
|
Comorbidity
|
20.8
|
0.60 (0.27-1.31)
|
9.5
|
0.60 (0.24-1.53)
|
Age (years) of patients
| | | | |
35-49
|
27.0
|
0.97 (0.54-1.73)
|
5.9
|
0.53 (0.15-1.84)
|
50-59
|
32.4
|
1.46 (0.89-2.38)
|
14.2
|
1.33 (0.70-2.54)
|
60+ (reference)
|
26.0
|
1.00
|
10.7
|
1.00
|
Sex of patients
| | | | |
Male (reference)
|
20.1
|
1.00
|
9.7
|
1.00
|
Female
|
40.2
|
2.30** (1.45-3.66)
|
13.0
|
1.20 (0.63-2.29)
|
Education (class passed)
| | | | |
None (reference)
|
28.5
|
1.00
|
9.1
|
1.00
|
Primary (class I-V)
|
26.4
|
1.30 (0.72-2.35)
|
10.5
|
1.21 (0.59-2.47)
|
Secondary + (class VI+)
|
29.1
|
0.70 (0.39-1.25)
|
14.5
|
1.12 (0.53-2.33)
|
Household asset quintile
| | | | |
Lowest (reference)
|
11.3
|
1.00
|
4.0
|
1.00
|
Second
|
20.8
|
1.83 (0.81-4.16)
|
4.0
|
0.93 (0.22-3.92)
|
Middle
|
22.1
|
2.44* (1.01-5.92)
|
14.7
|
3.75* (1.14-12.31)
|
Fourth
|
38.1
|
5.91** (2.69-12.96)
|
13.0
|
3.46* (1.07-11.20)
|
Highest
|
43.8
|
7.50** (3.26-17.23)
|
19.5
|
5.17** (1.54-17.33)
|
No. of patients (N)
|
483
| |
506
| |
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1The dependent variable was coded as 1 if treatment was sought from a trained provider, and coded 0 otherwise; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.