Research Article

Prevalence of Subjective Unmet Mental Healthcare Needs, Barriers, and Socioeconomic Inequality among Adult Individuals with Physical, Visual, Hearing, and Speech Disabilities in West of Iran

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models for subjective unmet need for mental health services.

VariableCrudeAdjusted
OR (95% confidence interval) valueOR (95% confidence interval) value

Sex
 Male1.63 (0.93–2.87)0.0861.74 (0.86–3.51)0.120
 Female11
Type of disability
 Physical11
 Visual0.55 (0.25–1.18)0.1270.38 (0.14–1.29)0.511
 Hearing0.73 (0.31–1.71)0.4680.69 (0.23–2.41)0.513
 Vocal1.73 (0.57–5.27)0.3301.45 (0.37–5.75)0.589
Age
 Under 3011
 30–591.70 (0.89–3.23)0.1042.66 (1.14–6.16)0.022
 60 and above2.42 (0.94–5.22)0.0652.81 (1.25–9.30)0.049
Employment status
 Employed11
 Unemployed2.05 (1.17–3.60)0.0132.70 (1.31–5.53)0.007
Education
 Illiterate1
 Under diploma (primary and secondary)0.89 (0.33–2.44)0.830
 Diploma0.93 (0.32–2.74)0.900
 University0.95 (0.30–2.97)0.930
Complementary health insurance
 Yes11
 No2.54 (1.28–5.05)0.0072.03 (1.11–4.74)0.044
Number of individuals with disabilities in the household
 One11
 Two or more1.68 (0.85–3.49)0.1343.33 (1.34–8.29)0.009
Economic status
 The poorest14.33 (5.01–40.76)<0.00121.11 (13.72–48.11)<0.001
 Poor6.91 (2.62–18.19)<0.00110.08 (5.20–33.08)<0.001
 Middle4.19 (1.65–10.85)0.0036.29 (3.45–24.84)<0.001
 Rich1.49 (0.57–3.82)0.4092.17 (0.75–6.23)0.115
 The richest11