Table 4 Logistic regression model to find out the impact of CHW intervention on diagnosis of hypertension
Outcome variable: Ever diagnosed (confirmed) as hypertensive (Yes/No) | ||||||
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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 | 1.59 | 0.11 | 6.93 | < 0.01 | 1.40 | 1.82 |
Age | 1.08 | 0.00 | 29.63 | < 0.01 | 1.07 | 1.09 |
Sex | Ref (Male) | |||||
Female | 2.24 | 0.15 | 12.01 | < 0.01 | 1.96 | 2.55 |
Caste | Ref (Scheduled Tribes) | |||||
Scheduled Castes | 1.04 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 1.29 |
Other Backward Classes | 1.04 | 0.11 | 0.42 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 1.28 |
Others | 1.30 | 0.16 | 2.20 | 0.03 | 1.03 | 1.64 |
Education | Ref (Not Literate) | |||||
Primary | 1.04 | 0.08 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.89 | 1.22 |
Secondary | 1.17 | 0.11 | 1.70 | 0.09 | 0.98 | 1.39 |
Above secondary | 1.22 | 0.14 | 1.77 | 0.08 | 0.98 | 1.53 |
Family size | 1.02 | 0.01 | 1.73 | 0.08 | 1.00 | 1.04 |
Distance from nearest facility | 0.94 | 0.03 | -1.75 | 0.08 | 0.88 | 1.01 |