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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression: First Help Seeking—Non-traditional vs Traditional

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—Non-traditional vs Traditional

AOR

95 % CI

p-value

Constant

0.049

 

0.076

Age

   

 <=32 years

Reference

  

 >32 years

1.248

0.354–4.397

0.730

Gender

   

 Female

Reference

  

 Male

1.125

0.284–4.458

0.867

Literacy

   

 Literate

Reference

  

 Illiterate

0.718

0.186–2.771

0.631

Marital status

   

 Widowed/ divorced/ separate

Reference

  

 Unmarried

0.152

0.004–5.461

0.302

 Married

0.993

0.098–10.092

0.995

Occupation

   

 Other

Reference

  

 Labourer

0.415

0.081–2.125

0.291

 Cultivator/Land owner

0.243

0.046–1.293

0.097

Tribal community

   

 Non-tribal

Reference

  

 Tribal

3.578

0.319–40.082

0.301

Perceived causes

   

 Heat-/cold, humoral

2.818

1.213–6.548

0.016

 Close contact with someone with the same problem

1.444

1.056–1.975

0.021

  1. Multivariate logistic regression model: outcome variable—FHS Non-traditional vs Traditional, where Non-traditional is reference category, for perceived causes—not reported is reference category, R2 = 0.186