Table 3 Association between improved ability to seek care and baseline characteristics of participants after August 2021. The dependent variable is the perceived change in the ability to seek care: worsened (0), neither worsened nor improved (1), improved (2)
Variable | Univariable | Multivariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95%CI) | p-value | OR (95%CI) | p-value | |
Geographical catchment area | ||||
Anabah | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Kabul | 2.22 (1.78–2.77) | 0.000 | 2.32 (1.80–2.98) | 0.000 |
Lashkar-Gah | 35.55 (25.53–44.10) | 0.000 | 37.19 (25.56–54.13) | 0.000 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Male | 3.18 (2.62–3.86) | 0.000 | 0.89 (0.69–1.15) | 0.373 |
Marital status | ||||
Being married | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Being engaged | 4.06 (2.71–6.09) | 0.000 | 1.21 (0.74–1.99) | 0.444 |
Not married or engaged | 1.46 (1.08–1.98) | 0.014 | 1.60 (1.10–2.35) | 0.014 |
Widow | 0.25 (0.14–0.44) | 0.000 | 0.40 (0.20–0.78) | 0.008 |
Location | ||||
Rural | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Urban | 1.02 (0.81–1.29) | 0.854 | 0.86 (0.65–1.13) | 0.276 |
Education | ||||
Formal education | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
Informal or no education | 2.30 (1.90–2.78) | 0.000 | 0.92 (0.72–1.17) | 0.502 |
Financial difficulties | ||||
Yes | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
No | 2.36 (1.80–3.08) | 0.000 | 2.03 (1.48–2.78) | 0.000 |
Age | ||||
< 34 years | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) | ||
35–54 years | 0.60 (0.49–0.72) | 0.000 | 0.88 (0.70–1.11) | 0.287 |
> 55 years | 0.85 (0.62–1.17) | 0.320 | 0.89 (0.60–1.32) | 0.573 |