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Table 13 Factors independently associated with utilization of SRH services (n = 384)

From: Factors affecting utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among women with disabilities- a mixed-method cross-sectional study from Ilam district, Nepal

Characteristics

Crude

Adjusted

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

Age

 35 and above

0.000*

3.4(1.795–6.430)

0.879

0.9(0.224–3.594)

 Below 35

 

Ref

 

Ref

Type of family

 Joint

0.024*

2.0(1.100–3.760)

0.821

0.847(0.201–3.574)

 Nuclear

 

Ref

 

Ref

Educational status of caretaker (n = 314)

 Literate

0.048*#

2.9(1.009–8.588)

0.468

1.7(0.400–7.359)

 Cannot read/write

 

Ref

 

Ref

Marital Status

 Ever married

0.000*#

174.7(23.818–1281.599)

0.000*

121.7(12.206–1214.338)

 Never married

 

Ref

 

Ref

Household size

 Less than five

0.004*

2.3(1.304–4.011)

0.459

1.7(0.434–6.352)

 Five or more

 

Ref

 

Ref

Occupation

 Employed

0.000*

4.2(2.353–7.441)

0.130

2.5(0.762–8.236)

 Unemployed

 

Ref

 

Ref

Type of disability

 Physical disability

0.000*

3.0(1.692–5.254)

0.818

0.9(0.232–3.169)

 Other than physical

 

Ref

 

Ref

The severity of disability (n = 318)

 Mild

0.001*

2.8(1.500–5.262)

0.722

1.3(0.318–5.223)

 Moderate/Severe/Prof.

 

Ref

 

Ref

Women empowerment

 Moderate and high

0.000*

4.5(2.471–8.101)

0.968

1.0(0.259–3.659)

 Low empowered

 

Ref

 

Ref

Listen to radio/FM

 Often

0.004*

2.3(1.303–4.088)

0.738

1.2(0.351–4.389)

 Never

 

Ref

 

Ref

Knowledge on SRH

 Good

0.000*

4.3(2.428–7.692)

0.936

0.9(0.254–3.528)

 Poor

 

Ref

 

Ref

Perceived need for SRH services

 Yes

0.000*

9.9(4.382–22.550)

0.014*

5.5(1.419–21.357)

 No

 

Ref

 

Ref

Perceived susceptible to SRH related disease/condition

 Yes

0.000*

7.5(4.001–14.220)

0.002*

6.0(1.978–18.370)

 No

 

Ref

 

Ref

Perceived severity to SRH related disease/condition

 Yes

0.000*

3.9(1.928–7.974)

0.251

2.6(0.504–13.760)

 No

 

Ref

 

Ref

Self-efficacy/competent to utilize SRH services

 Yes

0.000*

5.7(2.996–10.668)

0.891

1.1(0.255–4.813)

 No

 

Ref

 

Ref

  1. The adjusted odds ratio is the odds ratio that identifies the association between variables with the use of SRH services taking all variables into account
  2. The variable for which p-value is less than 0.05(*) is considered significant
  3. #Fisher’s exact test
  4. Ref reference group
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