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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio for poor/fair self-rated health status for individuals aged 15 years and older in the first National Health Survey of Pakistan

From: Self-rated health in Pakistan: results of a national health survey

Variable

 

Adjusted Odds ratio for poor/fair SRH (95% CI)

Male

15–19 years

1.0

 

≥ 20 years

1.37(1.14–1.64)

Female

15–19 years

2.79(2.21–3.51)

 

≥ 20 years

7.60(6.23–9.27)

Dwelling

Rural

1.25(1.11–1.39)

 

Urban

1.0

Literacy

Literate

1.33(1.17–1.50)

 

Illiterate

1.0

Socioeconomic status (SES)

Low SES

1.56(1.34–1.82)

 

Middle SES

1.17(1.02–1.35)

 

High SES

1.0

Province

Punjab

13.34(11.63–15.29)

 

NWFP

1.93(1.66–2.25)

 

Balochistan

4.52(3.79–5.39)

 

Sindh

1.0

Currently use tobacco

Yes

1.33(1.17–1.51)

 

No

1.0