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Table 5 The association between independent variables and cancer rehabilitation service utilization, at cancer center of Black Lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 2014

From: Rehabilitation for cancer patients at Black Lion hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Utilization of rehabilitation service

 

Yes

No

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Cancer Information in the past 1 year

Yes

41(10.6)

66(17)

2.29(1.42–3.71)

  

No

60(15.5)

221(57)

Ref

  

Know someone with cancer

Yes

16(4.1)

18(4.6)

2.81(1.37–5.76)

3.54(1.08–11.61)

0.037*

No

85(21.9)

269(69.3)

Ref

Ref

 

Involvement in care of cancer patient

Yes

10(2.6)

9(2.3)

3.39(1.34–8.61)

  

No

91(23.4)

278(71.6)

Ref

  

Unavailability of service

Yes

16(4.1)

165(42.5)

0.11(0.06–0.20)

0.15(0.70–0.32)

0.000*

No

50(13)

55(14.1)

Ref

Ref

 

Lack of professionals

Yes

8(2)

142(36.6)

0.09(0.04–0.20)

0.35(0.14–0.85)

0.020*

No

58(14.9)

96(24.7)

Ref

Ref

 

Inaccessibility of the service

Yes

15(3.8)

109(28)

0.24(0.13–0.46)

  

No

51(13.1)

90(23.2)

Ref

  

Lack of support

Yes

1(0.25)

36(9.27)

0.070(0.01–0.52)

0.07(0.07–0.66)

0.020*

No

64(16.5)

162(41.7)

Ref

Ref

 

Lack of referral

Yes

7(1.8)

45(11.6)

6.40(0.171–0.94)

  

No

59(15.2)

152(39.14)

Ref

  

Lack of awareness

Yes

9(2.3)

119(30.7)

0.14(0.06–0.29)

0.32(0.13–0.81)

0.016*

No

57(14.7)

102(26.3)

Ref

Ref

 

family members Lack of knowledge

Yes

9(2.3)

103(26.5)

0.16(0.08–0.35)

0.36(0.13–0.99)

0.047*

No

57(14.7)

107(27.6)

Ref

Ref

 
  1. P-value < 0.05 significant, written with bold and in star (*) sign shows significant factors for multivariate analysis