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Table 5 Logistic regression model: low education vs. high education comparisons, with adjustment for selected covariates

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

Sociodemographic Characteristics

Low education

High education

P-Value

AOR (95% CI)

P-Value

AOR (95% CI)

Place of residence

 Rural

0.000

2.04 (1.76 - 2.38)

0.000

2.59 (1.96 - 3.43)

 Urban = Ref.

    

Region

 Aire Métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince

0.000

0.51 (0.38 - 0.68)

0.000

0.16 (0.09 - 0.27)

 Reste-Ouest

0.000

0.58 (0.47 - 0.72)

0.000

0.18 (0.11 - 0.29)

 Sud-Est

0.000

0.39 (0.32 - 0.49)

0.000

0.20 (0.12 - 0.35)

 Nord

0.000

0.63 (0.51 - 0.78)

0.000

0.18 (0.09 - 0.32)

 Nord-Est

0.000

0.36 (0.29 - 0.46)

0.000

0.16 (0.08 - 0.29)

 Artibonite

0.000

0.51 (0.42 - 0.62)

0.000

0.26 (0.16 - 0.42)

 Centre

0.000

0.60 (0.49 - 0.73)

0.000

0.30 (0.18 - 0.51)

 Sud

0.002

0.72 (0.59 - 0.89)

0.000

0.31 (0.19 - 0.52)

 Nord-Ouest

0.000

0.56 (0.46 - 0.69)

0.000

0.27 (0.17 - 0.43)

 Nippes

0.004

0.73 (0.59 - 0.91)

0.004

0.48 (0.29 - 0.78)

 Grand’Anse = Ref.

    

Sex of household head

 Female

0.000

0.82 (0.74 - 0.91)

0.010

0.72 (0.56 - 0.92)

 Male = Ref.

    

Age of household head

 Less than 25 years

0.000

2.06 (1.42 - 2.99)

0.001

6.58 (2.27 - 19.06)

 25-34

0.001

1.55 (1.21 - 1.99)

0.004

4.35 (1.60 - 11.82)

 35-44

0.011

1.35 (1.07 - 1.70)

0.037

2.91 (1.07 - 7.94)

 45-54

0.277

1.13 (0.91 - 1.40)

0.342

1.64 (0.59 - 4.58)

 55-64

0.393

1.09 (0.89 - 1.36)

0.626

1.32 (0.43 - 4.09)

 65 and above = Ref.

    

Marital status

 Never married

0.201

0.81 (0.58 - 1.13)

0.002

0.46 (0.28 - 0.74)

 In union

0.018

0.86 (0.77 - 0.97)

0.172

0.77 (0.53 - 1.12)

 Divorced/Widowed/Separate = Ref.

    

Household size

 Less than 3

0.000

1.47 (1.26 - 1.72)

0.773

1.06 (0.71 - 1.61)

 3-5

0.004

1.19 (1.06 - 1.34)

0.432

1.14 (0.83 - 1.57)

 More than 5 = Ref.

    

Number of children 1-14 years old

 No children

0.001

0.72 (0.60 - 0.88)

0.109

0.63 (0.36 - 1.11)

 Only one

0.014

0.76 (0.61 - 0.95)

0.403

0.77 (0.42 - 1.41)

 2-3

0.241

0.89 (0.73 - 1.08)

0.166

0.67 (0.38 - 1.18)

 4 and above = Ref.

    

Number of elderly (aged 65 and above)

 One

0.617

1.05 (0.88 - 1.25)

0.591

1.12 (0.74 - 1.71)

 Two and above

0.186

0.83 (0.64 - 1.09)

0.549

0.69 (0.22 - 2.25)

 None = Ref.

    

Number men vs. women in the household

 Equal

0.143

0.90 (0.79 - 1.03)

0.957

0.99 (0.70 - 1.39)

 More women

0.073

0.90 (0.81 - 1.01)

0.319

0.87 (0.66 - 1.15)

 Fewer women = Ref.

    

Access to mass media

 No

0.000

2.35 (2.13 - 2.60)

0.000

2.85 (2.27 - 3.58)

 Yes = Ref.

    

Wealth Index

 Poorest

0.000

2.19 (1.87 - 2.56)

0.001

1.94 (1.31 - 2.89)

 Poorer

0.000

1.93 (1.63 - 2.27)

0.041

0.64 (0.41 - 0.98)

 Middle

0.022

1.22 (1.03 - 1.44)

0.193

0.77 (0.52 - 1.14)

 Richer

0.831

0.98 (0.84 - 1.15)

0.793

0.95 (0.65 - 1.38)

 Richest = Ref.

    
 

Pearson chi2 = 7849.37

Pearson chi2 = 3314.71

Prob > Chi2 = 0.8006

Prob > Chi2 = 0.7161

Mean VIF = 2.83

Mean VIF = 3.75

Pseudo R2 = 0.1054

Pseudo R2 = 0.1909