Table 2 Logistic regression predicting likelihood of financial burden of care
Independent variable | B | S.E. | df | Sig. | Odds ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region (Ref.: Greater Accra) | 2 | .072 | |||
Volta Region | 1.946 | 2.041 | 1 | .340 | 7.001 |
Ashanti Region | −1.536 | .837 | 1 | .067 | .215 |
Age (Ref.: ≤24 years) | 4 | .742 | |||
25 to 30 years | −1.782 | 1.628 | 1 | .274 | .168 |
31to 40 years | -.286 | 1.377 | 1 | .835 | .751 |
41 to 50 years | -.679 | 1.587 | 1 | .669 | .507 |
≥51 years | .061 | 1.959 | 1 | .975 | 1.063 |
Child age (Ref.: ≤5 years) | 2 | .242 | |||
6 to 10 years | −1.727 | 1.058 | 1 | .102 | .178 |
11 to 18 years | −1.528 | 1.201 | 1 | .203 | .217 |
Sex (Ref.: Male) | .117 | .970 | 1 | .904 | 1.124 |
Education (Ref.: No education) | 4 | .280 | |||
Primary Education | 1.509 | 1.906 | 1 | .428 | 4.524 |
Middle/JHS Education | 1.091 | 1.739 | 1 | .530 | 2.977 |
Secondary/Technical Education | 1.065 | 1.772 | 1 | .548 | 2.901 |
Tertiary Education | 3.421 | 1.821 | 1 | .060 | 30.594 |
Religion (Ref.: Christian) | −2.284 | 1.766 | 1 | .196 | .102 |
Marital status (Ref.: Never married) | 2 | .343 | |||
Married | −1.628 | 1.144 | 1 | .154 | .196 |
Divorced | −1.954 | 1.779 | 1 | .272 | .142 |
Residence (Ref.: Urban) | .021 | 1.338 | 1 | .988 | 1.021 |
Insurance (Ref.: Insured) | 3.154 | 1.463 | 1 | .031 | 23.431 |
Financial difficulty (Ref.: Yes) | −2.805 | .988 | 1 | .005 | .061 |
Income level | .077 | .139 | 1 | .579 | 1.080 |
Constant | 2.256 | 2.618 | 1 | .389 | 9.548 |