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Table 3 Factors associated with helmet availability in the retail outlets

From: Determinants of motorcycle helmet availability and cost in retail outlets: outcomes of a market survey in northern Ghana

Variable

COR

95%CI

p-value

AOR

95%CI

p-value

Type of retail outlet

 Automobile/motorcycle shop

      

 Informal road/street vendor

0.58

0.34 – 0.98

0.041

0.52

0.28 0–0.98

0.044

 Supermarket

0.68

0.38 – 1.20

0.184

0.52

0.26 – 1.07

0.077

 Motorcycle repair shop

0.07

0.03 – 0.16

0.001

0.14

0.06 – 0.34

0.001

Location of retail outlet

 Within CBD

      

 Outside CBD

0.51

0.34 – 0.76

0.001

0.54

0.33 – 0.88

0.014

Age (years) of respondent

  < 20

      

 20 – 29

1.87

0.88 – 3.98

0.104

   

 30 – 39

1.99

0.93 – 4.27

0.075

   

 40 – 49

1.17

0.47 – 2.88

0.737

   

 50 + 

1.27

0.42 – 3.82

0.63

   

Sex of respondent

 Female

      

 Male

0.56

0.33 – 0.94

0.030

0.69

0.38 – 1.28

0.277

Ever been to school

 No

      

 Yes

1.14

0.68 – 1.92

0.616

   

Level of education

 Basic school

      

 Senior high school

2.65

1.53 – 4.58

0.001

1.55

0.81 – 2.97

0.185

 Tertiary

2.58

1.20 – 5.52

0.015

1.79

0.75 – 4.25

0.188

Marital status

 Single (never married)

      

 Married (registered partner)

0.99

0.67 – 1.47

0.974

   

 Divorced/separated/widowed

0.45

0.06 – 3.45

0.440

   

 Religion

      

 Muslim

      

 Christian

3.39

2.13 – 5.40

0.001

1.43

0.64 – 3.21

0.383

Nationality

 Ghanaians

      

 Nigerians

6.95

3.60 – 13.40

0.001

5.08

2.13 –12.12

0.001

  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, CBD Central Business District, Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test (χ2 = 68.62, p = 0.623)
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