Table 4.
Negative binomial regression for sickness episodes as the dependent variable
| Variable | B | p-value | RR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Group | |||||
| Homoeopathy | − .634 | .013 | .530 | .322 | .873 |
| Conventional# | 0 | 1 | |||
| Socio-economic class | |||||
| Upper | − .624 | .553 | .536 | .068 | 4.214 |
| Middle | − .270 | .481 | .764 | .361 | 1.616 |
| Lower# | 0 | 1 | |||
| Mother’s age (years) | |||||
| 19–24 years | − .184 | .484 | .832 | .497 | 1.392 |
| 25 years and above # | 0 | 1 | |||
| Mother’s education | |||||
| Secondary and above | − .693 | .443 | .500 | .085 | 2.940 |
| Primary/high school | − .973 | .268 | .378 | .068 | 2.113 |
| Illiterate # | 0 | 1 | |||
| Mother’s occupation | |||||
| Employed | .139 | .732 | 1.150 | .517 | 2.557 |
| Unemployed # | 0 | 1 | |||
| Father’s education | |||||
| Secondary and above | − .298 | .295 | .742 | .425 | 1.296 |
| Primary/high school # | 0 | 1 | |||
| Birthweight (g) | |||||
| Below 2500 g | .051 | .928 | 1.052 | .349 | 3.172 |
| 2500 g and above # | 0 | 1 | |||
| Mode of delivery | |||||
| Full-term normal vaginal delivery | .131 | .612 | 1.140 | .687 | 1.890 |
| Caesarean delivery # | 0 | 1 | |||
| Family structure | |||||
| Nuclear family | − .223 | .496 | .800 | .422 | 1.519 |
| Joint family # | 0 | 1 | |||
95% CI 95% confidence interval, Symbol: # reference