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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of the factors associated with utilization of rehabilitation services among people with physical disabilities in Kawempe division.

From: Prevalence and factors associated with utilization of rehabilitation services among people with physical disabilities in Kampala, Uganda. A descriptive cross sectional study

Variables

Utilization of physical rehabilitation services

Unadjusted OR(95%CI)

P value

Adjusted OR(95%CI)

P value

Yes (%)

No (%)

    

Sex

 Female

30(35.7)

67(28.6)

1.38(0.82–2.35)

0.228

  

 Male

54(64.3)

167(71.4)

1.0

   

Age

 35 above

16(19.1)

74(31.6)

0.8(0.39–1.66)

0.553

0.30(0.120.74*

0.009

 19–34

47(55.9)

82(35.0)

2.13(1.17–3.88)*

0.014

0.50(0.21–1.17)

0.108

 2–18

21(25.0)

78(33.3)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Education level

 Secondary

51(60.7)

56(23.9)

5.77(2.2514.78)**

0.001

4.3(1.34–13.91)*

0.014

 Primary

27(32.1)

140(59.8)

1.22(0.47–3.17)

0.681

0.87(0.31–2.48)

0.801

 None

6(7.1)

38(16.2)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Occupation

 Employed

58(69.1)

116(49.6)

2.27(1.34–3.85)*

0.002

  

 Not employed

56(66.7)

118(50.4)

1.0

   

SES Quintiles

 High

28(33.3)

26(11.1)

4.0(2.17–7.36)**

0.001

2.13(1.03–4.41)*

0.042

 Low

56(66.7)

208(88.9)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Disability

 Mobility

73(86.9)

115(49.1)

6.98(2.88–16.9)**

0.001

  

 Hearing

5(5.9)

53(22.7)

1.0(0.30–3.59)

0.953

  

 Vision speech

6(7.1)

66(28.2)

1.0

   

Awareness

 Yes

59(70.2)

59(25.5)

7.0(4.0312.17)**

0.001

5.1(2.74–9.54)**

0.001

 No

25(29.8)

175(75.8)

1.0

 

1.0

 

Nature

 Acquired

77(91.7)

185(79.1)

2.91(1.26–6.72)*

0.012

  

 Congenital

7(8.3)

49(20.9)

1.0

   

Cause of disability

 Others

11(13.1)

48(20.5)

0.2(0.10–0.45)**

0.001

  

 Infection

20(23.8)

138(59.0)

0.13(0.710.24)**

0.001

  

 Road traffic crash

53(63.1)

48(20.5)

1.0

   
  1. **Multivariate analysis, 95% Confidence interval, P value< 0.05 are statistically significant