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Table 3 Unadjusted and multivariable analysis of the determinants of clustering with regard to social and functional disability

From: A new look at population health through the lenses of cognitive, functional and social disability clustering in eastern DR Congo: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variable

COR (95% CI)

P value

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Status of the participant

 Neighbours

1 (reference)

 

1(reference)

 

 Caregivers

0.68 (0.58–1.31)

0.497

0.63 (0.37–1.09)

0.098

 Patients

9.56 (6.62–12.86)

< 0.001

3.44 (1.92–6.15)

< 0.001

Health zone

 Bagira

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Miti-Murhesa and Katana

1.20 (0.579–2.50)

0.114

1.90 (0.82–4.41)

0.134

 Walungu

2.79 (1.35–5.76)

< 0.006

4.67 (2.07–10.58)

< 0.001

Sex

 Male

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Female

1.91 (1.33–2.30)

< 0.001

2.1 (1.25–2.94)

0.003

Age

1.07 (1.06–1.08)

< 0.001

1.05 (1.04–1.07)

< 0.001

Household size

0.94 (0.9–0.98)

0.005

1.01 (0.95–1.08)

0.760

Living in conjugal union

 Yes

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 No

0.63 (0.48–0.84)

0.001

1.37 (0.80–2.35)

0.760

Education of head of household

0.91 (0.88–0.94)

< 0.001

0.97 (0.92–1.02)

0.213

Occupation head

 Employed

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Informal work

0.48 (0.27–0.84)

0.010

0.36 (0.17–0.78)

0.010

 Petty trading/farming

1.01 (0.63–1.61)

0.974

0.45 (0.22–0.85)

0.016

 No occupation

1.91 (1.12–3.28)

0.018

1.01 (0.45–2.29)

0.975

SES

 Least poor

1 (reference)

   

 Middle

0.87 (0.60–1.26)

0.455

1.67 (0.93–3.02)

0.088

 Poorest

1.28 (0.88–1.86)

0.200

2.60 (1.22–5.56)

0.014

Listening to radio

 No

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Yes

0.88 (0.68–1.42)

0.342

1.49 (0.91–2.45)

0.113

Acute illness during past 30 days

 No

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Yes

5.08 (3.81–6.78)

< 0.001

2.11 (1.24–3.58)

0.006

Child severe acute malnutrition

 No

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Yes

0.81 (0.40–1.62)

0.549

0.84 (0.30–2.37)

0.739

Chronic morbidity

 Absent

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Diabetes or hypertension

7.66 (5.58–10.52)

< 0.001

2.73 (1.64–4.53)

< 0.001

 Diabetes and hypertension

15.09 (7.85–29.02)

< 0.001

6.37 (2.67–15.17)

< 0.001

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio