Care-seeking and managing diabetes in rural Bangladesh: a mixed methods study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Sociodemographic distribution of people with a prior medical diagnosis of diabetes among people living with diabetes in Faridpur

	No prior diagnosis of diabetes (N (%))	Prior diagnosis of diabetes (N (%))	Crude odds ratio (95%CI)	Adjusted^a odds ratio (95% CI)
Sex
Male	352 (70.7%)	146 (29.3%)	Ref	Ref
Female	581 (79.9%)	146 (20.1%)	0.61 (0.46–0.79)	0.53 (0.33–0.86)
Wealth
Most poor	193 (78.8%)	52 (21.2%)	Ref	Ref
Very poor	208 (84.9%)	37 (15.1%)	0.66 (0.41–1.05)	0.60 (0.37–0.96)
Poor	203 (82.9%)	42 (17.1%)	0.77 (0.49–1.05)	0.59 (0.37–0.94)
Less poor	181 (73.3%)	66 (26.7%)	1.35 (0.89–1.05)	0.89 (0.57–1.39)
Least poor	148 (60.9%)	95 (39.1%)	2.38 (1.60–3.55)	1.22 (0.77–1.92)
Age group
30–39	256 (86.8%)	39 (13.2%)	Ref	Ref
40–49	230 (76.9%)	69 (23.1%)	1.97 (1.28–3.03)	2.20 (1.40–3.44)
50–59	181 (69.1%)	81 (30.9%)	2.94 (1.92–4.50)	3.10 (1.94–4.90)
60–69	173 (70.6%)	72 (29.4%)	2.73 (1.77–4.22)	2.76 (1.68–4.54)
70 and up	93 (75.0%)	31 (25.0%)	2.19 (1.29–3.71)	2.09 (1.11–3.94)
Occupation
Unemployed/ retired/housewife	612 (76.8%)	185 (23.2%)	Ref	Ref
Manual	213 (82.6%)	45 (17.4%)	0.70 (0.49–1.00)	0.41 (0.24–0.70)
Professional/Business	108 (63.5%)	62 (36.5%)	1.90 (1.33–2.70)	0.75 (0.44–1.28)
Education
No formal education	483 (82.0%)	106 (18.0%)	Ref	Ref
Incomplete primary	176 (79.3%)	46 (20.7%)	1.20 (0.81–1.75)	1.32 (0.87–2.00)
Completed at least primary	274 (66.2%)	140 (33.8%)	2.33 (1.74–3.12)	2.13 (1.47–3.80)
Marital status
Unmarried	137 (77.8%)	39 (22.2%)	Ref	Ref
Married	796 (75.9%)	253 (24.1%)	1.12 (7.61–1.64)	0.98 (0.62–1.56)
Religion
Non-Muslim	88 (65.7%)	46 (34.3%)	Ref	Ref
Muslim	845 (77.5%)	246 (22.6%)	0.56 (0.38–0.82)	0.71 (0.47–1.08)

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