Bivariate analysis of difficulties faced in accessing medical services amid COVID-19 pandemic by older Rohingya (forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals) adults and selected background characteristics (N=416)
| Characteristics | Experienced difficulties accessing medicine | Experienced difficulties receiving routine medical care | ||
| n (%) | P-value | n (%) | P-value | |
| Overall | 120 (30.2) | 118 (30.0) | ||
| Age (year) | ||||
| 60–69 | 93 (31.5) | 0.615 | 89 (30.5) | 0.887 |
| 70–79 | 21 (25.9) | 22 (27.9) | ||
| ≥80 | 6 (28.6) | 7 (31.8) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 64 (26.5) | 0.040 | 60 (25.1) | 0.008 |
| Female | 56 (36.1) | 58 (37.7) | ||
| Family size | ||||
| 0–4 | 44 (27.9) | 0.401 | 46 (28.9) | 0.696 |
| >4 | 76 (31.8) | 72 (30.8) | ||
| Living arrangement | ||||
| Living with family | 98 (28.3) | 0.032 | 99 (29.2) | 0.373 |
| Living alone | 22 (43.1) | 19 (35.2) | ||
| Problem in memory or concentration | ||||
| No problem | 93 (27.4) | 0.002 | 99 (29.5) | 0.556 |
| Low memory or concentration | 27 (47.4) | 19 (33.3) | ||
| Walking distance to the nearest health centre | ||||
| <30 min | 86 (27.6) | 0.027 | 71 (23.1) | <0.001 |
| ≥30 min | 34 (40.0) | 47 (55.3) | ||
| Frequency of communication during COVID-19 | ||||
| Same as previous | 19 (11.5) | <0.001 | 23 (13.8) | <0.001 |
| Less than previous | 101 (43.7) | 95 (42.0) | ||
| Feeling of loneliness | ||||
| Hardly | 65 (24.2) | <0.001 | 66 (24.6) | <0.001 |
| Sometimes to often | 55 (43.0) | 52 (41.6) | ||
| Perceived that older adults at highest risk of COVID-19 | ||||
| No | 17 (11.5) | <0.001 | 20 (13.7) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 103 (41.4) | 98 (39.7) | ||
| Perceived that older adults required additional care during COVID-19 | ||||
| No | 49 (16.6) | <0.001 | 54 (18.4) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 71 (70.3) | 64 (64.7) | ||
| Having existing non-communicable chronic conditions | ||||
| No | 71 (25.6) | 0.002 | 85 (30.7) | 0.659 |
| Yes | 49 (40.8) | 33 (28.5) | ||