From: Self-reported delays in care-seeking in West Africa during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
 | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Sierra Leone | |||
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Variable | Adjusted OR [CI] | p value | Adjusted OR [CI] | p value | Adjusted OR [CI] | p value |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | n/aa | Â |
 18–30 | Reference | - | Reference | - | - | - |
 31–40 | 1.84 [1.09–3.12] | 0.02* | 1.59 [1.00–2.53] | 0.048* | - | - |
 41 +  | 1.36 [0.69–2.66] | 0.37 | 1.45 [0.84–2.53] | 0.19 | - | - |
Male/Female | Â | Â | n/a | Â | n/a | Â |
 Male | Reference | - | - | - | - | - |
 Female | 2.02 [1.30–3.14] | 0.002** | - | - | - | - |
Location | n/a | Â | Â | Â | n/a | Â |
 Non-Urban | - | - | Reference | - | - | - |
 Urban | - | - | 0.70 [0.47–1.04] | 0.08 | - | - |
Highest level of education completed | n/a | Â | Â | Â | n/a | Â |
 Less than secondary | - | - | Reference | - | - | - |
 Secondary or vocational | - | - | 0.89 [0.56–1.43] | 0.63 | - | - |
 Post-secondary | - | - | 1.30 [0.79–2.12] | 0.30 | - | - |
Feels that someone household is at risk of contracting COVID-19 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No | Reference | - | Reference | - | Reference | - |
 Yes | 1.44 [0.89–2.34] | 0.14 | 1.63 [1.08–2.45] | 0.02* | 2.17 [1.06–4.47] | 0.03* |
Perception of government’s reaction to COVID-19 outbreak | n/a |  |  |  |  |  |
 Much too extreme | - | - | (Reference) | - | (Reference) | - |
 Somewhat too extreme | - | - | 0.32 [0.06–1.75] | 0.19 | 0.34 [0.09–1.30] | 0.12 |
 Appropriate | - | - | 0.72 [0.28–1.81] | 0.48 | 0.37 [0.11–1.17] | 0.09 |
 Somewhat insufficient | - | - | 1.2 [0.42–3.39] | 0.73 | 0.18 [0.03–0.93] | 0.04* |
 Not sufficient | - | - | 0.55 [0.20–1.52] | 0.25 | 0.12 [0.01–1.30] | 0.08 |
Amount of pay earned in the past weekb | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | Â | Â |
 More or the same income | - | - | - | - | Reference | - |
 Less or no income | - | - | - | - | 0.56 [0.23–1.33] | 0.19 |
Food insecurityc | ||||||
 No | Reference | - | Reference | - | Reference | - |
 Yes | 2.14 [1.29–3.55] | 0.003** | 1.46 [0.96–2.22] | 0.08 | 1.47 [0.60–3.59] | 0.39 |