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Table 10 Models for disturbances in mental peace. Binomial logistic regression: odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and goodness of fit statisticsa

From: Can microcredit help improve the health of poor women? Some findings from a cross-sectional study in Kerala, India

Dependent variable: disturbances in mental peace (yes, n = 820, no, n = 108)

M0

M1

M2

M3

Socioeconomic characteristics and caste

    

Education (ref = high school+) Primary

 

1.07 [0.58–1.96]

1.02 [0.56–1.88]

1.07 [0.57–1.98]

No education

 

0.86 [0.48–1.52]

0.76 [0.42–1.38]

0.71 [0.39–1.31]

Employment (ref = not engaged) Engaged

 

2.04 [1.13–3.67]

2.17 [1.20–3.92]

2.29 [1.21–4.04]

Landholdings (ref = more than 50 cents) 50 cents or less

 

1.90 [1.16–3.12]

1.95 [1.18–3.20]

1.80 [1.08–3.00]

Caste of head (ref = forward) OBC

 

1.20 [0.66–2.20]

1.20 [0.65–2.21]

1.14 [0.62–2.12]

SC/ST

 

0.85 [0.48–1.52]

0.85 [0.47–1.52]

0.86 [0.47–1.56]

SHG participation

    

SHG (ref = not member) Early joiner (> 2 years)

0.64 [0.38–1.10]

 

0.52 [0.30–0.93]

0.52 [0.29–0.94]

Late joiner (< = 2 years)

1.29 [0.81–2.04]

 

1.26 [0.78–2.02]

1.34 [0.82–2.18]

Health determinants

    

Exclusion (ref = no exclusion) Exclusion

   

2.98 [1.73–5.13]

Health risks (ref = no risks) At least one risk

   

1.56 [0.86–2.85]

Decision-making (ref = female/joint) Male

   

0.52 [0.31–0.89]

Chi square (df) -2 log likelihood

6.29(2)* 661.2

27.7(9)*** 639.8

37.0(11)*** 630.5

64.9(14)*** 602.6

Deviation

 

18.6(2)***

55.8(3)***

  1. a Notes: Models are adjusted for age and women's household position. Results in bold are statistically significant, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001,
  2. OBC = Other Backward Caste, SC/ST = Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe