From: Barriers in household access to medicines for chronic conditions in three Latin American countries
Nicaragua | |||
Economic and demographic variables | OR | CI | p-value |
Household level | |||
 Economic level | |||
  A (wealthy) | 1.0 | 0.1 – 6.1 | 0.99 |
  B (middle) | 1.1 | 0.3 – 3.4 | 0.89 |
  C (poor) | 1.0 | – |  |
 HH head educational level | |||
  Secondary school+ | 1.2 | 0.4 – 7.0 | 0.81 |
  Primary school | 1.1 | 0.4 – 3.7 | 0.88 |
  None or < primary school | 1.0 | – |  |
Other individual and household variables | |||
 65 years and over | 5.3 | 1.1 – 25.4 | 0.04 |
 Had all medicines for free | 2.7 | 1.0 – 7.1 | 0.05 |
Honduras | |||
Economic and demographic variables | OR | CI | Â p-value |
Household level | |||
 Economic level | |||
  A (wealthy) | 5.1 | 2.1– 12.3 | 0.00 |
  B (middle) | 1.2 | 0.5 – 3.3 | 0.72 |
  C (poor) | 1.0 | – |  |
 HH head educational level | |||
  Secondary school+ | 0.4 | 0.2 – 1.0 | 0.03 |
  Primary school | 3.5 | 0.7 – 17.2 | 0.13 |
  None or < primary school | 1.0 | – |  |
Other individual and household variables | |||
 Obtained at least one medicine in the private sector | 2.4 | 1.0 – 6.3 | 0.06 |
Guatemala | |||
Economic and demographic variables | OR | CI | Â p-value |
Household level | |||
 Economic level | |||
  A (wealthy) | 3.7 | 0.4 – 39.3 | 0.27 |
  B (middle) | 2.0 | 0.6 – 6.8 | 0.27 |
  C (poor) | 1.0 | – |  |
 HH head educational level | |||
  Secondary school+ | 3.4 | 1.0 – 13.2 | 0.06 |
  Primary school | 0.8 | 0.2 – 2.6 | 0.75 |
  None or < primary school | 1.0 | – |  |
Other individual and household variables | |||
 Sought health care in the private sector in a chronic condition | 3.1 | 1.1 – 8.8 | 0.03 |