Table 2.

Number (n), prevalence (%) and associations (odds ratios) of poor self-perceived and poor mental health according to employment conditions by sex in Central America, 2011

	Poor self-perceived health				Poor mental health
	n	%	OR (95 % CI)	aOR (95 % CI)	n	%	OR (95 % CI)	aOR (95 % CI)
Women
Social security coverage
Yes	331	25.4	1.00	1.00	297	24.5	1.00	1.00
No	1,099	37.5	1.76 (1.52; 2.04)***	1.38 (1.13; 1.67)**	874	31.9	1.44 (1.23; 1.68)***	1.19 (0.98; 1.45)
Employment relations
Employees	495	26.5	1.00	1.00	468	26.9	1.00	1.00
Self-employed	615	38.7	1.75 (1.52; 2.02)***	1.27 (1.05; 1.54)*	502	33.6	1.38 (1.18; 1.60)***	1.09 (0.90; 1.32)
Employers with fewer than 5 employees	338	41.4	1.96 (1.65; 2.33)***	1.33 (1.07; 1.65)*	217	28.4	1.08 (0.89; 1.30)	0.91 (0.72; 1.15)
Type of contract (for employees)
Written contract	287	24.6	1.00	1.00	257	23.4	1.00	1.00
Oral or no contract	203	29.6	1.29 (1.05; 1.60)*	1.47 (1.13; 1.93)**	205	32.7	1.60 (1.29; 1.99)***	1.32 (1.01; 1.71)*
Total	1,447	33.8			1,187	29.7
Men
Social security coverage
Yes	281	18.9	1.00	1.00	306	21.5	1.00	1.00
No	923	31.0	1.94 (1.66; 2.25)***	1.36 (1.13; 1.63)**	799	28.6	1.46 (1.26; 1.70)***	1.15 (0.95; 1.38)
Employment relations
Employees	469	21.7	1.00	1.00	488	24.1	1.00	1.00
Self-employed	452	32.2	1.71 (1.47; 1.99)***	1.22 (1.02; 1.45)*	386	28.9	1.29 (1.10; 1.50)**	1.00 (0.83; 1.20)
Employers with fewer than 5 employees	296	31.0	1.62 (1.37; 1.93)***	1.20 (0.99; 1.45)a	244	26.9	1.16 (0.97; 1.39)	1.04 (0.85; 1.27)
Type of contract (for employees)
Written contract	244	19.0	1.00	1.00	257	20.9	1.00	1.00
Oral or no contract	214	24.8	1.41 (1.14; 1.73)***	1.13 (0.88; 1.44)	221	28.2	1.48 (1.20; 1.82)***	1.26 (0.99; 1.61)b
Total	1,217	26.9			1,117	26.2

OR odds ratio, 95 % CI 95 % confidence interval, aOR adjusted odds ratio for age, country, and occupation

*p-value < 0.05 **p-value <0.01 ***p-value < 0.001

^a p-value <0.06 ^b p-value <0.08