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. 2015 May;132:225–235. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.060

Table 3.

Logistic regression models predicting CMD among carers of children in transnational households (combined sample).

n = 1576
Model A
Model B
Model C
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Carer characteristics
Male 1.00 1.00 1.00
Female 1.30ˆ 0.97, 1.75 1.35ˆ 0.99,1.85 1.42* 1.04, 1.96



Age in years 0.99 0.98, 1.00 0.98** 0.97, 1.00 0.99* 0.98, 1,00



Contact with migrant
Once a week or more 1.00 1.00 1.00
Infrequent 1.94*** 1.48, 2.54 1.66*** 1.26, 2.21 1.34ˆ 1.00, 1.81



Remittances in last six months
No 1.00 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.63** 0.45, 0.87 0.66* 0.47, 0.92 0.77 0.55, 1.08



Migrant destination
Other Asia 1.00 1.00 1.00
Middle East 1.83*** 1.34, 2.38 1.86*** 1.39, 2.49 2.02*** 1.44, 2.83
Other international 0.72 0.46, 1.12 0.84 0.53, 1.32 1.03 0.64, 1.63



Carer works outside home 1.02 0.78, 1.33 0.98 0.75, 1.30 0.93 0.70, 1.22



Carer education
Primary or less 1.00 1.00
Lower secondary 0.79 0.56, 1.12 0.84 0.58, 1.23
Upper secondary or more 0.40*** 0.28, 0.57 0.61* 0.41, 0.92
Carer disability
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 2.78** 1.50, 5.16 3.36*** 1.77, 6.38
Unknown 0.87 0.49, 1.53 0.86 0.49, 1.54
Social support
Someone to turn to 0.82 0.53, 1.27 0.87 0.55. 1.35
Help with childcare 0.94 0.72, 1.22 0.91 0.70, 1.19
Household characteristics
Index child aged 9–11 1.15 0.89, 1.49 1.21 0.93, 1.58
Someone in h/h has disability 1.75* 1.06, 2.89 2.06** 1.23, 3.46
Low wealth 1.00
Medium wealth 0.64** 0.48, 0.87
High wealth 0.59** 0.40, 0.86
Study country
Philippines 1.00
Indonesia 2.41*** 1.54, 3.77
Vietnam




1.88*
1.11, 3.18
Log likelihood −765.7427 −743.2761 −731.4547

OR = odds ratio; ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, ˆp < 0.1.