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. 2010 Jul 22;8:22. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-8-22

Table 3.

Logistic regression model results showing odds ratios of being successfully contacted by gender controlling for socio-demographic characteristics

Variables Women Men
Number Odds Ratio [95% CI] P value Number Odds Ratio [95% CI] P value
Age category
 Less than 20 yrs 431 1.52[1.11-2.07] 0.009 180 1.83[1.17-2.84] 0.008
 20-24 yrs 819 1.00 301 1.00
 25-29 yrs 657 0.79[0.61-1.01] 0.063 371 0.94[0.65-1.35] 0.725
 30-34 yrs 422 0.82[0.61-1.12] 0.214 328 0.90[0.59-1.35] 0.600
 35-39 yrs 304 0.76[0.54-1.07] 0.121 251 0.74[0.47-1.15] 0.178
 40-44 yrs 194 0.76[0.50-1.15] 0.191 174 0.58[0.36-0.93] 0.024
 45-49 yrs 104 0.67[0.39-1.16] 0.153 145 0.61[0.37-1.02] 0.062
 50-54 yrs -- -- -- 86 0.40[0.23-0.71] 0.002
Ethnicity
 Kikuyu 967 1.00 537 1.00
 Luhya 439 1.36[1.02-1.82] 0.039 254 1.43[1.00-2.05] 0.049
 Luo 482 1.29[0.97-1.73] 0.080 313 1.16[0.83-1.61] 0.385
 Kamba 612 1.06[0.82-1.37] 0.659 480 1.58[1.16-2.15] 0.004
 Others 431 1.31[0.96-1.78] 0.083 252 1.29[0.91-1.84] 0.158
Wealth Index
 Poorest 466 1.00 423 1.00
 2nd 531 1.62[1.22-2.16] 0.001 427 1.52[1.12-2.06] 0.007
 3rd 620 1.78[1.35-2.36] < 0.001 371 1.69[1.23-2.32] 0.001
 4th 648 2.07[1.56-2.77] < 0.001 305 1.82[1.29-2.56] 0.001
 Richest 666 2.55[1.89-3.44] < 0.001 310 2.97[2.04-4.33] < 0.001
Education level
 Never schooled 136 0.94[0.58-1.54] 0.813 43 0.56[0.28-1.10] 0.093
 Primary 1,985 1.00 1,044 1.00
 Secondary/higher 753 1.03[0.83-1.27] 0.815 721 1.12[0.89-1.41] 0.336
 Don't Know 57 0.69[0.37-1.29] 0.242 28 2.06[0.78-5.47] 0.146
Residence
 Korogocho 1,542 1.00 893 1.00
 Viwandani 1,389 0.72[0.58-0.88] 0.001 943 0.82[0.64-1.06] 0.131
Mobility Index
 Not highly mobile 2,450 1.00 1,612 1.00
 Highly mobile 481 0.41[0.32-0.51] < 0.001 224 0.39[0.28-0.54] < 0.001
Marital status
 Married 1,774 1.00 1,145 1.00
 Divorced/widowed 339 1.11[0.81-1.51] 0.526 98 1.73[1.00-2.98] 0.050
 Never married 779 0.47[0.37-0.59] < 0.001 556 0.43[0.32-0.59] < 0.001
 Not Known 39 0.04[0.01-0.11] < 0.001 37 0.06[0.02-0.18] < 0.001
Total 2,931 1,836