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Table 7 Education and the belief that children suffer NCDs because of the sins of their parents

From: Educational status and beliefs regarding non-communicable diseases among children in Ghana

Variable

Yes

Undecided about the belief

P-values

Odds ratio

P-values

Odd ratio

Education

 No education (RC)

 

1.000

 

1.000

 Primary

0.145

0.300

0.052

0.214

 Middle/JSS/JHS

0.024

0.207**

0.001

0.074**

 Sec/SHS/Vocational

0.253

0.444

0.177

0.423

 Post-Sec/Polytechnic

0.156

0.267

0.831

1.143

 University

0.081

0.200

0.670

1.286

  1. Note: The reference category is “No” (Does not accept the belief)
  2. Yes = Accepted belief
  3. N = 225; Nagelkerke R-square = 0.205; Chi-square = 41.240
  4. **p < 0.05
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