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Table 4 Logistic regression model: urban vs. rural comparisons, with adjustment for selected covariates

From: Socio-economic and demographic factors influencing open defecation in Haiti: a cross-sectional study

Sociodemographic Characteristics

Urban

Rural

P-Value

AOR (95% CI)

P-Value

AOR (95% CI)

Region

 Aire Métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince

0.000

0.23 (0.16 - 0.33)

  

 Reste-Ouest

0.000

0.35 (0.20 - 0.61)

0.000

0.51 (0.41 - 0.63)

 Sud-Est

0.005

0.42 (0.23 - 0.77)

0.000

0.38 (0.30 - 0.47)

 Nord

0.000

0.25 (0.16 - 0.39)

0.000

0.64 (0.51 - 0.80)

 Nord-Est

0.000

0.08 (0.05 - 0.13)

0.000

0.41 (0.32 - 0.53)

 Artibonite

0.000

0.13 (0.08 - 0.21)

0.000

0.55 (0.45 - 0.67)

 Centre

0.000

0.14 (0.08 - 0.27)

0.000

0.64 (0.52 - 0.78)

 Sud

0.006

0.49 (0.30 - 0.82)

0.000

0.68 (0.56 - 0.84)

 Nord-Ouest

0.000

0.19 (0.12 - 0.33)

0.000

0.59 (0.48 - 0.73)

 Nippes

0.595

1.15 (0.69 - 1.92)

0.000

0.67 (0.54 - 0.83)

 Grand’Anse = Ref.

    

Sex of household head

 Female

0.000

0.63 (0.51 - 0.80)

0.000

0.78 (0.71 - 0.87)

 Male = Ref.

    

Age of household head

 Less than 25 years

0.000

12.18 (6.01 - 24.73)

0.000

2.09 (1.46 - 2.99)

 25-34

0.000

5.21 (2.91 - 9.32)

0.000

1.92 (1.49 - 2.49)

 35-44

0.000

4.32 (2.47 - 7.55)

0.002

1.45 (1.14 - 1.84)

 45-54

0.001

2.43 (1.42 - 4.14)

0.231

1.15 (0.92 - 1.44)

 55-64

0.036

1.82 (1.04 - 3.17)

0.572

1.07 (0.86 - 1.33)

 65 and above = Ref.

    

Education level of household head

 No formal education

0.000

37.15 (15.64 - 88.25)

0.000

16.75 (8.12- 34.57)

 Primary

0.000

17.52 (7.52 - 40.82)

0.000

9.90 (4.81 - 20.39)

 Secondary

0.000

5.90 (2.53 - 13.75)

0.000

4.81 (2.33 - 9.97)

 Higher = Ref.

    

Marital status

 Never married

0.016

0.51 (0.29 - 0.88)

0.109

0.79 (0.59 - 1.05)

 In union

0.912

1.02 (0.77 - 1.33)

0.021

0.86 (0.76 - 0.98)

 Divorced/Widowed/Separated = Ref.

    

Household size

 Less than 3

0.017

1.58 (1.08 - 2.29)

0.000

1.34 (1.14 - 1.58)

 3-5

0.160

1.23 (0.92 - 1.64)

0.011

1.17 (1.04 - 1.32)

 More than 5 = Ref.

    

Number of children 1-14 years old

 No children

0.035

0.58 (0.35 - 0.96)

0.005

0.76 (0.62 - 0.92)

 Only one

0.128

0.65 (0.38 - 1.13)

0.074

0.82 (0.66 - 1.02)

 2-3

0.215

0.72 (0.43 - 1.21)

0.237

0.89 (0.73 - 1.08)

 4 and above = Ref.

    

Number of elderly (aged 65 and above)

 One

0.040

1.53 (1.02 - 2.29)

0.879

1.01 (0.85 - 1.21)

 Two and above

0.359

1.45 (0.66 - 3.21)

0.088

0.79 (0.59 - 1.04)

 None = Ref.

    

Number men vs. women in the household

 Equal

0.646

0.93 (0.68 - 1.27)

0.152

0.90 (0.79 - 1.04)

 More women

0.012

0.72 (0.55 - 0.93)

0.314

0.94 (0.84 - 1.06)

 Fewer women = Ref.

    

Access to mass media

 No

0.000

3.36 (2.71 - 4.18)

0.000

2.12 (1.95 - 2.35)

 Yes = Ref.

    

Wealth Index

 Poorest

0.000

3.12 (2.17 - 4.51)

0.000

2.18 (1.83 - 2.58)

 Poorer

0.442

0.86 (0.58 - 1.27)

0.000

1.87 (1.56 - 2.23)

 Middle

0.451

1.12 (0.83 - 1.52)

0.059

1.19 (0.99 - 1.44)

 Richer

0.266

0.85 (0.63 - 1.13)

0.568

1.05 (0.88 -1.25)

 Richest = Ref.

    
 

Pearson chi2 = 4203.95

Pearson chi2 = 7804.82

Prob > Chi2 = 0.0375

Prob > Chi2 = 0.6885

Mean VIF > 5

Mean VIF = 3.69

Pseudo R2 = 0.2384

Pseudo R2 = 0.1013