Barriers to essential surgical care experienced by women in the two northernmost regions of Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Odds ratios of having a barrier to care index in the lowest quartile (i.e., most significant barriers to surgical care) in northernmost regions of Ghana

	Odds ratio	(95 % CI)	Adj. odds ratio	(95 % CI)
Sex
Men	Referent		Referent
Women	1.92	(1.15–3.24)	1.32	(0.72–2.43)
Age
18–50 years	Referent		Referent
Extreme ages^a	0.75	(0.44–1.28)	0.86	(0.48–1.56)
Education
None	Referent		Referent
Any	1.17	(0.69–1.98)	1.23	(0.70–2.18)
Religion
Christian	Referent		Referent
Religious minority	0.70	(0.40–1.21)	0.91	(0.49–1.69)

Adj. odds ratio adjusted odds ratio; the multivariate model included each covariate given their a priori potential for representing vulnerable sub-populations, as well as community to control for intra-class correlation. Proportional change in variance = 77 %
^aExtreme ages: <18 years or >50 years

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