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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Migr Refug Issues. 2007;3(1):1–13.

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratio for poor self reported health among displaced and non-displaced women

Variables Displaced
Non Displaced
OR P value 95 % CI OR P value 95% CI
Social support
Reciprocity (Family)
 Exchange 1.00 1.00
 No exchange 1.87 0.02 1.13-3.12 1.55 0.15 0.86-2.79
Reciprocity (Neighbours)
 Exchange 1.00 1.00
 No exchange 1.63 0.09 0.92-2.86 1.67 0.08 0.94- 2.96
Reciprocity (Friends)
 Exchange 1.00 1.00
 No exchange 1.20 0.60 0.59-2.47 0.95 0.89 0.45-1.98
Demographic characteristics
Age
 15-29 1.00 1.00
 30-44 1.39 0.20 0.84- 1.57 0.07 0.96-2.55
 45-59 2.91 0.00 1.70-4.97 3.28 0.00 1.84-5.87
Marital status
 Married 1.00 1.00
 Widowed/Divorced 0.96 0.85 0.60-1.50 1.09 0.80 0.58- 2.04
Community
 Nabaa 1.00 1.00
 Hey el Sellom 2.30 0.00 1.43- 1.82 0.01 1.15-2.86
 Burj el Brajneh 1.69 0.02 1.10- 1.60 0.04 1.01-2.54
Socioeconomic
Income
 3601+ 1.00 1.00
 < 3600 1.47 0.04 1.02-2.12 1.35 0.20 0.89-2.04
Educational level completed
 None 2.84 0.00 1.40- 1.62 0.20 0.79- 3.32
 Elementary 1.70 0.14 0.85- 1.34 0.40 0.68- 2.67
 Intermediate 0.67 0.33 0.29- 1.30 0.50 0.60- 2.80
 Secondary or more 1.00 1.00
Health Behaviour
Smoking cigarettes
 No 1.000 1.00
 Yes 1.37 0.05 0.99- 1.68 0.00 1.16- 2.44
Visit to health care centres
 No 1.00 1.00
 Yes 2.31 0.00 1.68- 3.85 0.00 2.68- 5.54
*

Note: Weighted sample