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Table 6 Logistic regression model to find out the impact of CHW intervention on regular blood pressure measurement for follow-up

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: BP measured in preceding 30 days (Yes/No)

    

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

Model: Logistic regression

   

N = 1464

 

Variable

Adjusted Odds Ratio

Std. Err.

z

P > z

95% Confidence Interval

Intervention

Ref (Comparison group)

     

Intervention group

2.10

0.16

9.64

< 0.01

1.81

2.45

Age

1.08

0.00

26.16

< 0.01

1.07

1.08

Sex

Ref (Male)

     

Female

2.13

0.16

10.15

< 0.01

1.84

2.47

Caste

Ref (Scheduled Tribes)

     

Scheduled Castes

0.96

0.12

-0.31

0.76

0.75

1.23

Other Backward Classes

0.92

0.10

-0.76

0.45

0.74

1.14

Others

1.22

0.16

1.50

0.13

0.94

1.57

Education

Ref (Not Literate)

     

Primary

1.13

0.10

1.36

0.17

0.95

1.34

Secondary

1.22

0.12

1.96

0.05

1.00

1.49

Above secondary

1.19

0.15

1.33

0.18

0.92

1.53

Family size

1.02

0.01

1.85

0.06

1.00

1.04

Distance from nearest facility

0.97

0.04

-0.90

0.37

0.90

1.04