Table 1.
Potential predictors of overall perception of self-health
| Perception of self-health Frequency (%) |
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| Variable | Category | Poor n = 60 |
Good n = 172 |
Total N = 232 |
| Sex | Male | 31 (26.5)) | 86 (73.5) | 117 (100.0) |
| Female | 29 (25.2) | 86 (74.8) | 115 (100.0) | |
| X2 = 0.049, p=0.824; OR: 1.070 (0.590 – 1.920) | ||||
| Age Group | 21–30 | 17 (31.5) | 37 (68.5) | 54 (100.0) |
| 31–40 | 35 (24.0) | 111 (76.0) | 146 (100.0) | |
| >41 | 8 (25.0) | 24 (75.0) | 32 (100.0) | |
| X2 = 1.174, p=0.556 | ||||
| Profession | Doctors | 16 (16.7) | 80 (83.3) | 96 (100.0) |
| Nurses | 31 (35.2) | 57 (64.8) | 88 (100.0) | |
| *Others | 13 (50.0) | 35 (50.0) | 48 (100.0) | |
| X2 = 8.296, p = 0.016 | ||||
|
Duration of Professional work |
1–10 | 46 (24.0) | 146 (76.0) | 192 (100.0) |
| 11–20 | 12 (33.5) | 22 (66.5) | 34 (100.0) | |
| >20 | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (100.0) | |
| X2=2.115, p=0.347 | ||||
| Service area | Medical/surgical | 15 (15.0) | 85 (85.0) | 100 (100.0) |
| Nursing | 31 (35.2) | 57 (64.8) | 88 (100.0) | |
| Diagnostic | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | 32 (100.0) | |
| Support | 5 (41.7) | 7 (58.3) | 12 (100.0) | |
| X2 = 11.828, p =0.008 | ||||
| Currently married | Yes | 48 (31.5) | 126 (68.5) | 174 (100.0) |
| No | 12 (24.0) | 46 (76.0) | 58 (100.0) | |
| X2 = 1.585, p = 0.300; OR: 1.460 (0.710 – 2.990) | ||||
Others: Pharmacists, Lab scientists, physiotherapists
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Likelihood ratio Chi-square