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Table 3 Logistic regression model to find out the impact of CHW intervention on screening for hypertension

From: Impact of community health workers on improving identification and primary care of hypertension among the urban poor – findings from Chhattisgarh state of India

Outcome variable: Ever screened for hypertension (Yes/No)

    

Independent variables: Intervention, Age, Sex, Caste, Education, Family size, Distance from nearest health facility

Model: Logistic regression

   

N = 11,105

 

Variable

Adjusted Odds Ratio

Std. Err.

z

P > z

95% Confidence Interval

Intervention

Ref (Comparison group)

     

Intervention group

7.01

0.33

41.08

< 0.01

6.39

7.69

Age

1.03

0.00

15.37

< 0.01

1.03

1.04

Sex

Ref (Male)

     

Female

1.97

0.09

14.45

< 0.01

1.79

2.15

Caste

Ref (Scheduled Tribes)

     

Scheduled Castes

0.92

0.07

-1.03

0.30

0.79

1.07

Other Backward Classes

0.89

0.06

-1.64

0.10

0.77

1.02

Others

0.79

0.07

-2.74

0.01

0.66

0.93

Education

Ref (Not Literate)

     

Primary

1.01

0.06

0.17

0.87

0.90

1.13

Secondary

1.14

0.07

2.02

0.04

1.00

1.29

Above secondary

1.37

0.11

3.89

< 0.01

1.17

1.60

Family size

1.00

0.01

-0.02

0.98

0.98

1.02

Distance from nearest facility

1.06

0.02

2.76

0.01

1.02

1.10