From: Barriers in household access to medicines for chronic conditions in three Latin American countries
Nicaragua | |||
Economic and demographic variables | OR | CI | p-value |
 Economic level | |||
  A (wealthy) | 1.0 | 0.4 – 2.6 | 1.00 |
  B (middle) | 1.5 | 0.9 – 2.7 | 0.15 |
  C (poor) | 1.0 | – |  |
 HH head educational level | |||
  Secondary school+ | 2.1 | 0.9 – 4.6 | 0.07 |
  Primary school | 1.1 | 0.7 – 1.7 | 0.69 |
  None or < primary school | 1.0 | – |  |
Other individual and household variables | |||
 Household located <30 min to the public health care facility | 3.0 | 1.6 – 5.8 | 0.00 |
 Female HH head | 1.9 | 1.3 – 2.8 | 0.00 |
 Quality of care in the public health facility perceived as good | 2.6 | 1.5 – 4.5 | 0.00 |
Honduras | |||
Economic and demographic variables | OR | CI | Â p-value |
 Economic level | |||
  A (wealthy) | 2.8 | 0.9 – 9.2 | 0.08 |
  B (middle) | 1.9 | 0.9 – 4.1 | 0.10 |
  C (poor) | 1.0 | – | – |
 HH head educational level | |||
  Secondary school+ | 0.9 | 0.2 – 3.6 | 0.89 |
  Primary school | 1.6 | 0.5 – 4.6 | 0.41 |
  None or < primary school | 1.0 | – |  |
Other individual and household variables | |||
 Literacy in Spanish (individual with chronic condition) | 2.0 | 1.0 – 4.4 | 0.07 |
 Health status perception evaluated as fair or bad | 2.7 | 1.2 – 6.5 | 0.02 |
Guatemala | |||
Economic and demographic variables | OR | CI | Â p-value |
 Economic level | |||
  A (wealthy) | 0.3 | 0.1 – 1.9 | 0.11 |
  B (middle) | 1.1 | 0.4 – 3.4 | 0.87 |
  C (poor) | 1.0 | – |  |
 HH head educational level | |||
  Secondary school+ | 2.0 | 0.4 – 9.9 | 0.40 |
  Primary school | 0.3 | 0.1 – 0.9 | 0.03 |
  None or < primary school | 1.0 | – |  |
Other individual and household variables | |||
 Health insurance (HH head) | 10.5 | 1.0 – 121.3 | 0.05 |
 Quality of care in the public health facility perceived as good | 2.8 | 1.0 – 10.1 | 0.08 |