Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analysis showing the relationship between decision delay to seek professional health care and factors associated among obstetrics fistula patients in Gondar referral Hospital of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
Variable | Delayed n(%) | Crude OR [95% Conf. Interval | Adjusted OR [95% Conf. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1.09 [1.02–1.16] | 1.12 [1.01–1.24]* | |
Marital Status | |||
Single | 4 (36.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Married | 17 (48.6) | 1.65 [0.41–6.67] | 1.28[0.24–6.72] |
Divorced | 25 (92.6) | 21 [3.29–145.2] | 16.9 [1.75–165.5]* |
Distance was reason for delayed | |||
No | 31 (60.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 15 (68.1) | 1.38 [0.47–3.98] | 0.26 [0.05–1.41] |
Economic status | |||
Good | 23 (50) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Poor | 23 (85.2) | 5.75 [1.71–19.3] | 3.49 [0.56–21.7] |
Parents alive | |||
Yes | 31 (56.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 15 (83.3) | 3.87 [1.01–14.9] | 0.33 [0.03–3.44] |
Availability of treatment center | |||
No | 39 (60.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 7 (77.8) | 2.24 [0.43–11.7] | 3.68 [0.31–44.4] |
Fear of small | |||
No | 36 (58.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 10 (90.9) | 7.22 [0.89–59.9] | 5.59 [0.41–76.1] |
Disclosure of the problem | |||
No | 19 (61.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 27 (64.3) | 0.89 [0.34–2.29] | 0.26 [0.05–1.40] |
Afraid of losing social value | |||
No | 38 (59.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Yes | 8 (88.9) | 5.47 [0.65–46.4] | 14.91 [0.98–225.7] |