Table 6 Background characteristics and the belief that enemies can cause disease among children
From: Educational status and beliefs regarding non-communicable diseases among children in Ghana
Variables | Yes | Undecided about the belief | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
P-values | Odds ratio | P-values | Odd ratio | |
Education | ||||
No education (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
Primary | 0.067 | 0.221 | 0.588 | 1.603 |
Middle/JSS/JHS | 0.061 | 0.257 | 0.676 | 1.434 |
Sec/SHS/Vocational | 0.109 | 0.278 | 0.368 | 0.465 |
Post-Sec/polytechnic | 0.125 | 0.245 | 0.029 | 0.159** |
University | 0.091 | 0.222 | 0.009 | 0.060** |
Sex | ||||
Male | 0.070 | 0.381 | 0.428 | 0.672 |
Female (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 0.732 | 1.410 | 0.290 | 0.353 |
Protestant/Angl/Presb | 0.966 | 1.032 | 0.526 | 0.623 |
Charismatic | 0.613 | 1.445 | 0.417 | 0.546 |
Moslem | 0.838 | 0.788 | 0.162 | 0.212 |
Traditionalist (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
Residence | ||||
Urban | 0.000 | 0.128** | 0.059 | 0.338 |
Rural (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Akan | 0.074 | 0.378 | 0.001 | 0.160** |
Ga-dagme | 0.432 | 1.751 | 0.004 | 0.031** |
Other Ghanaians | 0.914 | 1.097 | 0.726 | 1.343 |
Mole-Dagbani | 0.471 | 0.421 | 0.660 | 0.626 |
Ewe (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
Age group | ||||
< 25 (RC) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
25–34 | 0.883 | 0.915 | 0.598 | 0.737 |
35–44 | 0.515 | 1.465 | 0.268 | 0.507 |
45–54 | 0.460 | 1.671 | 0.198 | 0.354 |
55–64 | 0.370 | 0.372 | 0.728 | 1.443 |
65+ | 0.911 | 1.179 | 0.337 | 3.675 |