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Table 6 Multivariate logistic regression: First Help Seeking—Public vs Private Sector

From: Socio-cultural features and help-seeking preferences for leprosy and tuberculosis: a cultural epidemiological study in a tribal district of Maharashtra, India

Variables

FHS—Public Vs Private

AOR

95 % CI

p-value

Constant

1.069

 

0.939

Age

   

 <=32 years

Reference

  

 >32 years

0.689

0.322–1.472

0.336

Gender

   

 Female

Reference

  

 Male

1.583

0.730–3.434

0.245

Literacy

   

 Literate

Reference

  

 Illiterate

1.045

0.465–2.350

0.915

Marital status

   

 Widowed/ divorced/ separate

Reference

  

 Unmarried

1.010

0.187–5.457

0.991

 Married

0.957

0.252–3.635

0.948

Occupation

   

 Other

Reference

  

 Labourer

0.748

0.285–1.964

0.556

 Cultivator/Land owner

0.545

0.207–1.435

0.219

Tribal community

   

 Non-tribal

Reference

  

 Tribal

0.615

0.217–1.747

0.362

Perceived causes

   

 Demons, Fate, God, Stars, Karma

1.620

1.056–2.487

0.027

  1. Multivariate logistic regression model: outcome variable—FHS Public vs Private, where Public is reference category, for perceived causes—Not reported is reference category, R2 = 0.095
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