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Table 5 Effects of the CHPS + Project on ORS use and health seeking for URI

From: Impact of community health interventions on maternal and child health indicators in the upper east region of Ghana

 

Took ORS when ill with diarrhea

Sought care at facility when ill with URI

VARIABLES

ORs

95% CI

ORs

95% CI

Baseline (ref)

    

End line

1.41

(0.87–2.26)

1.38

(0.82–2.32)

Age group (15–19 ref)

    

Age group: 20–24

2.38*

(0.95–5.95)

2.48

(0.78–7.89)

Age group: 25–29

2.26*

(0.88–5.76)

2.60

(0.79–8.54)

Age group: 30–34

3.45**

(1.25–9.52)

1.90

(0.59–6.15)

Age group: 35–39

2.88*

(0.98–8.51)

3.55**

(1.13–11.09)

Age group: 40–44

1.65

(0.52–5.20)

10.49***

(2.06–53.45)

Age group: 45–49

6.35**

(1.23–32.70)

30.12***

(4.06–223.40)

Education: None (ref)

    

Education: Primary

1.94**

(1.09–3.43)

1.09

(0.59–2.00)

Education: JHS/JSS

0.92

(0.43–1.96)

0.72

(0.31–1.65)

Education: SHS+

1.13

(0.60–2.14)

0.53**

(0.29–0.96)

Wealth: Poorest (ref)

    

Wealth: poorer

0.88

(0.45–1.72)

0.80

(0.38–1.72)

Wealth: Middle

0.40***

(0.21–0.77)

0.48*

(0.23–1.00)

Wealth: Richer

0.88

(0.45–1.72)

0.58

(0.26–1.28)

Wealth: Richest

0.85

(0.43–1.66)

1.63

(0.53–4.98)

Occupation none (ref)

    

Occupation: farming

1.64

(0.77–3.49)

0.69

(0.22–2.10)

Occupation: Trading

1.24

(0.47–3.24)

0.92

(0.36–2.35)

Occupation: Hairdressing

1.51

(0.63–3.62)

1.23

(0.45–3.36)

Occupation: Student

7.63**

(1.01–57.44)

1.70

(0.16–17.69)

Occupation: other

0.82

(0.32–2.12)

0.54

(0.20–1.44)

Marital: Never married (ref)

    

Marital: Married

1.11

(0.60–2.06)

0.96

(0.36–2.62)

Marital: Widowed

3.94

(0.39–39.43)

0.47

(0.11–2.10)

Marital: Divorced

0.44

(0.13–1.49)

0.84

(0.13–5.22)

Ethnicity: Buli (ref)

    

Ethnicity: Kusasi

1.32

(0.51–3.37)

7.76**

(1.08–56.00)

Ethnicity: Frafra

2.51**

(1.04–6.03)

8.29**

(1.34–51.30)

Ethnicity: Kassem

0.40

(0.13–1.26)

10.04**

(1.30–77.84)

Ethnicity: Other

1.13

(0.43–2.93)

5.56*

(0.81–38.35)

Religion: Christian (ref)

    

Religion: traditional

0.82

(0.30–2.27)

0.99

(0.28–3.58)

Religion: Muslim

1.27

(0.73–2.23)

0.96

(0.53–1.73)

Mother not insured (ref)

    

Mother is insured

1.13

(0.77–1.67)

1.11

(0.61–2.00)

Constant

0.19*

(0.04–1.00)

0.10*

(0.01–1.11)

Observations

654

495

  1. Notes: Table reports results from logistic regression models. ORs denotes Odds ratio from Logistic regression. 95% CI denotes 95% confidence interval. In all regressions standard errors are clustered at enumerator area level. ***, ** and * denote statistical significance at 1%, 5% and 10% respectively