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

Table 4 Factors affecting a barrier to care index in the lowest quartile (i.e. most significant barriers to surgical care) among women in the northernmost regions of Ghana

	Odds ratio	(95 % CI)	Adj. odds ratio	(95 % CI)
Age
19–50 years	Referent		Referent
Extreme ages^a	1.24	(0.58–2.67)	1.37	(0.57–3.26)
Education
Any	Referent		Referent
None	1.38	(0.68–2.79)	1.50	(0.721–3.17)
Religion
Christian	Referent		Referent
Religious minority	0.72	(0.31–1.69)	0.77	(0.31–1.87)

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 = 42 %
^aExtreme ages: <18 years or >50 years

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