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Table 3 Association between Lifetime physiotherapy utilization and respondents’ beliefs and socio-demographic variables

From: Characteristics and determinants of community physiotherapy utilization and supply

Variable

Physiotherapy utilization

χ2

P- value

Belief

 I belief my pain is spiritual

7.826

0.020

 My religious belief is against physiotherapy

14.181

0.001

 Communication barrier discourages seeking physiotherapy

3.161

0.206

 Difficulty in getting to where physiotherapy is available

3.249

0.197

 Stigma attached to my condition prevents me from seeking Physiotherapy

9.855

0.007

Socio-demographics

 Sex

0.658

0.417

 Age group

3.006

0.699

 Marital status

6.049

0.109

 Educational status

11.980

0.007

 Religion

4.353

0.226

 Occupation

15.234

0.550

 Ethnicity

0.525

0.913