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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression by disease conditions – Leprosy vs TB

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

Variables

Disease condition (Leprosy vs TB)

AOR

95 % CI

p-value

Constant

1.222

 

0.859

Age

   

 <=32 years

Reference

  

 >32 years

2.643

0.832–8.394

0.099

Gender

   

 Female

Reference

  

 Male

1.480

0.494–4.438

0.484

Literacy

   

 Literate

Reference

  

 Illiterate

0.313

0.103–0.953

0.041

Marital status

   

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated/Cohabiting

Reference

  

 Unmarried

0.218

0.021–2.249

0.201

 Married

0.538

0.100–2.900

0.471

Occupation

   

 Other

Reference

  

 Labourer

0.197

0.050–0.768

0.019

 Cultivator/Land owner

0.218

0.054–0.872

0.031

Tribal community

   

 Non-tribal

Reference

  

 Tribal

0.601

0.142–2.535

0.488

Perceived causes

   

 Food

8.079

2.408–27.112

0.001

 Smoking

3.752

1.595–8.828

0.002

 Anatomical or physical problem

0.096

0.019–0.470

0.004

 Constitutional weakness

5.579

2.131–14.608

<0.0001

 Demons, fate, God, stars, karma

3.258

1.776–5.976

<0.0001

 Evil eye, sorcery etc.

0.424

0.182–0.984

0.046

  1. Multivariate logistic regression model: outcome variable—disease condition Leprosy vs TB, where Leprosy is reference category, for Perceived causes—Not reported is reference category, R2 = 0.568