Table IX.
Logistic regression estimate for screening practices (n = 500).
| Independent variable | Regression coefficient | Sig. | EXP (B) | 95% Confidence Interval EXP(B) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Age group (Ref Middle age) | |||||
| Youth | -1.07 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.82 |
| Adult | -0.71 | 0.02 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 0.89 |
| Religion (Ref. Islam) | |||||
| Christianity | 0.14 | 0.55 | 1.15 | 0.72 | 1.85 |
| Monthly income (Ref. More than 20,000) | |||||
| No income | -1.28 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.07 | 1.12 |
| N20,000 or less | -0.29 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 0.46 | 1.23 |
| Employment status (Ref. Retired) | |||||
| Employed | -0.46 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.10 | 4.12 |
| Self-employed | -0.61 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.09 | 3.29 |
| Non-paid employment | -19.95 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Unemployed | -0.83 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 3.19 |
| Marital status (Ref. Cohabitating) | |||||
| Never married | -3.03 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.35 |
| Currently married | -2.31 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.70 |
| Separated | -22.62 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Divorced | -22.84 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Widowed | -1.43 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 2.20 |
| Ethnic Group (Ref Other tribes) | |||||
| Yoruba | -1.08 | 0.03 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.89 |
| Igbo | -1.21 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 1.13 |
| Hausa | -19.47 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Level of Education (Ref Postgraduate degree) | |||||
| No formal schooling | -3.04 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.48 |
| Primary school not completed | -1.16 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 4.58 |
| Primary school completed | -1.15 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 2.36 |
| Secondary school not completed | -1.61 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 1.69 |
| Secondary school completed | -0.95 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.05 | 2.77 |
| College/University completed | -0.49 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.09 | 4.20 |
| Constant | 4.93 | 0.00 | 137.69 | ||
| Hosmer and Lemeshow test = Chi-square 3.78, sig 0.88 | |||||
| -2 Log Likelihood = 513.459 | |||||
| Nagelkerke R2 = 0.21 | |||||