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. 2017 Aug 14;16:143. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0633-8

Table 5.

Predictors of the absence of help-seeking behaviours

Parameters n B Std. Error Hypothesis Test Exp(B) 95% Wald Confidence
Wald Chi-Squared Sig. Lower Upper
Threshold Absence vs. presence of help-seeking behaviours −1.149 .3280 12.277 .000 .317 .167 0.603
Sex Male 535 −.223 .1491 2.229 .135 .800 .598 1.072
Female 1117 0a 1
Literacy Yes 104 .175 .2737 .407 .523 1.191 .696 2.036
No 1548 0a 1
Marital status Separated/divorced 39 .967 .5007 3.733 .053 2.631 .986 7.021
Single 78 .057 .3110 .034 .853 1.059 .576 1.948
Married, polygamous 410 .035 .1616 0.47 .828 1.036 .755 1.422
Widowed 561 −.199 .1724 1.326 .249 .820 .585 1.150
Married, monogamous 564 0a 1
Income Yes 217 −.344 .1710 4.059 .044 .709 .507 .991
No 1435 0a 1
Handicap Yes 389 .152 .1551 .959 .327 1.164 .859 1.578
No 1263 0a 1
Nutritional needs fulfilled Yes 767 .084 .1237 .461 .497 1.088 .853 1.386
No 885 0a 1
Begging behaviours Yes 288 .761 .1823 17.412 .000 2.140 1.497 3.059
No 1364 0a 1
Perceived health status Good 322 −.854 .2194 15.166 .000 .426 .277 .654
Average 891 −.809 .1587 25.991 .000 .445 .326 .608
Poor 439 0a 1
Altered cognitive functioning No 1095 .118 .1401 .714 .398 1.126 .885 1.481
Yes 557 0a 1
Age 1652 .005 .0045 1.351 .245 1.005 .996 1.014

aSet to 0 because this parameter is redundant