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. 2016 Oct-Dec;34(4):476–483. doi: 10.1016/j.rppede.2016.03.017

Table 3. Crude odds ratio for behavior change stages according to demographic and economic factors.

Variables Action Preparation Contemplation Pre-contemplation
  Crude OR (95%CI) Crude OR (95%CI) Crude OR (95%CI) Crude OR (95%CI)
Gender
Male 1 1 1 1
Female 2.00 (1.64-2.43) 3.47 (2.85-4.23) 3.01 (2.41-3.76) 2.56 (1.93-3.40)
 
Age
16-17 years 1 1 1 1
18-19 years 0.73 (0.61-0.87) 0.84 (0.70-1.01) 1.08 (0.09-1.29) 0.87 (0.68-1.12)
 
Area of residence
Rural 1 1 1 1
Urban 1.26 (0.96-1.66) 1.01 (0.81-1.27) 1.11 (0.83-1.49) 1.00 (0.76-1.34)
 
Employment situation
Works 1 1 1 1
Does not work 1.34 (1.16-1.55) 1.70 (1.35-2.14) 1.84 (1.55-2.19) 2.22 (1.79-2.77)
 
Family income a
Up to two 1 1 1 1
Three to five 0.92 (0.72-1.17) 0.83 (0.64-1.08) 1.10 (0.87-1.38) 0.73 (0.56-0.96)
Six or more 0.70 (0.52-0.94) 0.52 (0.41-0.68) 0.88 (0.68-1.14) 0.61 (0.42-0.89)
 
Maternal level of schooling
Elementary school 1 1 1 1
High school 1.03 (0.87-1.23) 0.85 (0.69-1.05) 1.04 (0.82-1.32) 0.93 (0.72-1.19)
College/university 0.85 (0.67-1.07) 0.82 (0.59-1.16) 0.73 (0.54-1.00) 0.91 (0.69-1.20)
 
School grade
10th 1 1 1 1
11th 0.96 (0.76-1.22) 1.04 (0.86-1.26) 1.31 (0.94-1.81) 0.81 (0.59-1.11)
12th 0.74 (0.59-0.93) 1.02 (0.84-1.24) 1.81 (1.42-2.29) 0,.79 (0.59-1.06)
 
School shift
Morning 1 1 1 1
Evening 0.88 (0.72-1.08) 0.88 (0.71-1.07) 0.81 (0.67-0.98) 0.85 (0.65-1.12)

CI, confidence interval; OR, Odds ratio.

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Minimum wages.