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Table 6 Logistic regression model: poor vs. non-poor comparisons, with adjustment for selected covariates

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

Sociodemographic Characteristics

Poor

Non-poor

P-Value

AOR (95% CI)

P-Value

AOR (95% CI)

Place of residence

 Rural

0.000

2.44 (1.92 - 3.11)

0.000

1.91 (1.63 - 2.24)

 Urban = Ref.

    

Region

 Aire Métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince

0.000

0.41 (0.25 - 0.65)

0.000

0.33 (0.24 - 0.45)

 Reste-Ouest

0.000

0.48 (0.36 - 0.63)

0.000

0.37 (0.28 - 0.50)

 Sud-Est

0.000

0.30 (0.22 - 0.41)

0.000

0.31 (0.23 - 0.42)

 Nord

0.000

0.58 (0.44 - 0.76)

0.000

0.43 (0.32 - 0.58)

 Nord-Est

0.000

0.39 (0.29 - 0.51)

0.000

0.20 (0.14 - 0.28)

 Artibonite

0.000

0.47 (0.37 - 0.60)

0.000

0.36 (0.27 - 0.47)

 Centre

0.000

0.55 (0.43 - 0.71)

0.000

0.44 (0.33 - 0.60)

 Sud

0.783

0.96 (0.74 - 1.26)

0.000

0.40 (0.30 - 0.54)

 Nord-Ouest

0.000

0.53 (0.41 - 0.68)

0.000

0.42 (0.32 - 0.56)

 Nippes

0.066

0.77 (0.59 - 1.02)

0.000

0.55 (0.41 - 0.74)

 Grand’Anse = Ref.

    

Sex of household head

 Female

0.000

0.69 (0.60 - 0.80)

0.000

0.77 (0.68 - 0.88)

 Male = Ref.

    

Age of household head

 Less than 25 years

0.000

3.03 (1.89 - 4.86)

0.000

3.20 (2.09 - 4.90)

 25-34

0.000

2.24 (1.59 - 3.16)

0.000

2.46 (1.79 - 3.39)

 35-44

0.002

1.67 (1.21 - 2.30)

0.000

1.92 (1.42 - 2.59)

 45-54

0.028

1.41 (1.04 - 1.91)

0.110

1.26 (0.95 - 1.68)

 55-64

0.421

1.13 (0.84 - 1.52)

0.218

1.19 (0.90 - 1.57)

 65 and above = Ref.

    

Education level of household head

 No formal education

0.000

38.32 (15.48 - 94.88)

0.000

14.73 (7.40 - 29.33)

 Primary

0.000

23.45 (9.51 - 57.85)

0.000

7.87 (3.98 - 15.56)

 Secondary

0.000

9.41 (3.80 - 23.33)

0.000

3.45 (1.74 - 6.84)

 Higher = Ref.

    

Marital status

 Never married

0.000

0.49 (0.34 - 0.72)

0.394

0.87 (0.63 - 1.20)

 In union

0.000

0.72 (0.61 - 0.86)

0.893

1.01 (0.86 - 1.18)

 Divorced/Widowed/Separated = Ref.

    

Household size

 Less than 3

0.000

1.50 (1.21 - 1.87)

0.022

1.27 (1.04 - 1.55)

 3-5

0.005

1.26 (1.07 - 1.48)

0.281

1.09 (0.93 - 1.27)

 More than 5 = Ref.

    

Number of children 1-14 years old

 No children

0.028

0.75 (0.58 - 0.97)

0.025

0.74 (0.58 - 0.96)

 Only one

0.164

0.81 (0.61 - 1.09)

0.185

0.83 (0.62 - 1.10)

 2-3

0.858

0.98 (0.75 - 1.27)

0.138

0.82 (0.63 - 1.07)

 4 and above = Ref.

    

Number of elderly (65 and above)

 One

0.743

1.04 (0.82 - 1.33)

0.299

1.13 (0.90 - 1.40)

 Two and above

0.334

0.83 (0.57 - 1.21)

0.354

0.85 (0.59 - 1.21)

 None = Ref.

    

Number men vs. women in households

 Equal

0.244

0.90 (0.75 - 1.08)

0.421

0.93 (0.78 - 1.11)

 More women

0.214

0.91 (0.78 - 1.06)

0.152

0.90 (0.78 - 1.04)

 Fewer women = Ref.

    

Access to mass media

 No

0.000

2.10 (1.82 - 2.41)

0.000

2.52 (2.22 - 2.85)

 Yes = Ref.

    
 

Pearson chi2 = 4061.72

Pearson chi2 = 6217.40

Prob > Chi2 = 0.9964

Prob > Chi2 = 0.9649

Mean VIF = 3.30

Mean VIF = 3.67

Pseudo R2 = 0.1738

Pseudo R2 = 0.1355